Virke

A standalone Rust CLI that installs the Virke development system to any supported AI coding runtime — without requiring Node.js.

Supports: Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Antigravity, and Windsurf.

Installation

Pre-built binaries (recommended)

Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases:

Platform	Architecture	Download
macOS	Apple Silicon (M1+)	`virke-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
macOS	Intel	`virke-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
Linux	x86_64	`virke-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
Linux	ARM64	`virke-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
Windows	x86_64	`virke-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`

Extract and place the virke binary in your PATH.

From crates.io

cargo install virke

From source

git clone https://github.com/bromso/virke.git
cd virke
cargo install --path .

Usage

# Install to Claude Code (global)
virke install --claude --global

# Install to a specific runtime
virke install --opencode --global
virke install --gemini --local

# Install to all runtimes
virke install --all --global

# Interactive mode (prompts for runtime and location)
virke install

# Uninstall
virke install --uninstall --claude --global

License

MIT