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Quick Install

The fastest way to install Harbor: 
curl -fsSL https://harbormcp.ai/install.sh | sh
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.

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Options

Environment VariableDescription
HARBOR_VERSIONInstall a specific version (e.g. HARBOR_VERSION=0.2.4)
HARBOR_NO_APPSet to 1 for CLI-only install on macOS (skips desktop app)
HARBOR_INSTALL_DIROverride CLI install directory (Linux and HARBOR_NO_APP only)

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Desktop App

You can also download the desktop app directly:

Download Harbor

Available for macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows, and Linux.
  1. Download the installer for your platform from the latest release
  2. Run the installer (.dmg on macOS, .msi on Windows, .deb/.AppImage on Linux)
  3. Launch Harbor

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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

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Uninstalling

To uninstall Harbor: 
harbor scuttle
Or via the install script: 
curl -fsSL https://harbormcp.ai/install.sh | sh -s -- --uninstall
Use harbor scuttle --purge to also remove config files and vault secrets.

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Next Steps

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