Installation

Quick Install

The fastest way to install Harbor:

macOS / Linux
Windows

curl -fsSL https://harbormcp.ai/install.sh | sh

irm https://harbormcp.ai/install.ps1 | iex

On macOS, this installs the desktop app to /Applications and adds the harbor CLI to your PATH. On Linux, this installs the harbor CLI binary. On Windows, this downloads and runs the MSI installer silently.

Options

Environment Variable	Description
`HARBOR_VERSION`	Install a specific version (e.g. `HARBOR_VERSION=0.2.4`)
`HARBOR_NO_APP`	Set to `1` for CLI-only install on macOS (skips desktop app)
`HARBOR_INSTALL_DIR`	Override CLI install directory (Linux and `HARBOR_NO_APP` only)

Desktop App

You can also download the desktop app directly:

Download Harbor

Available for macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows, and Linux.

Download the installer for your platform from the latest release
Run the installer (.dmg on macOS, .msi on Windows, .deb/.AppImage on Linux)
Launch Harbor

CLI Only

Install the CLI without the desktop app:

# macOS (CLI only, no .app)
curl -fsSL https://harbormcp.ai/install.sh | HARBOR_NO_APP=1 sh

# Or build from source
git clone https://github.com/JoshuaShunk/Harbor.git
cd Harbor
cargo install --path crates/harbor-cli

Once installed, verify it’s working:

harbor --version

Uninstalling

To uninstall Harbor:

harbor scuttle

Or via the install script:

macOS / Linux
Windows

curl -fsSL https://harbormcp.ai/install.sh | sh -s -- --uninstall

$env:HARBOR_UNINSTALL=1; irm https://harbormcp.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Use harbor scuttle --purge to also remove config files and vault secrets.

Next Steps

Dock Your First Server

Add an MCP server and sync it to all your hosts.

Get Started

Desktop App

CLI

Guides

Configuration

Development

Quick Install

Options

Desktop App

Download Harbor

CLI Only

Uninstalling

Next Steps

Dock Your First Server

​Quick Install

​Options

​Desktop App

Download Harbor

​CLI Only

​Uninstalling

​Next Steps

Dock Your First Server

Quick Install

Options

Desktop App

CLI Only

Uninstalling

Next Steps