Rush ships with a fast install path because the first job is simple: get the runtime onto your machine without making you babysit dependencies.
Fastest install
Use the platform installer that matches your machine.
macOS or Linux
curl -fsSL https://cdn.getrush.ai/install.sh | bash
Windows PowerShell
irm https://cdn.getrush.ai/install.ps1 | iex
The bash installer writes the binary into ~/.rush/bin, verifies the SHA256, and updates your shell profile so rush is on your PATH.
Package-manager options
If you prefer a package manager, Rush also ships these entry points:
brew install phnx-labs/tap/rush
sudo apt install rush-cli
The Debian package is named rush-cli because Ubuntu already ships an unrelated package named rush.
Check that it worked
Run:
rush --help
If the command resolves, you are ready to install an agent and run your first task.
What to remember
- curl or irm is the quickest path
- the binary lives in your user environment, not a hidden cloud workspace
- the next step is not “configure a server” — it is “dispatch an agent”