Installation

The BetterPrompt CLI is available as betterprompt (with a shorter alias bp). Choose one of the installation methods below.

npm

Requires Node.js 18+.

npm install -g betterprompt

Standalone binary (macOS / Linux)

No Node.js required. The install script detects your OS and architecture automatically.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BetterPromptme/betterprompt/main/install.sh | bash

Supported platforms: macOS (x64, arm64), Linux (x64, arm64).

Verify

betterprompt --version
betterprompt --help

Global flags

These flags are available on all commands:

Flag	Description
--project	Use project-local scope.
--global	Use global scope.
--dir <path>	Override working directory.
--registry <url>	Override API registry endpoint.
--json	Machine-readable JSON output.
--quiet	Suppress non-essential output.
--verbose	Enable verbose/debug output.
--no-color	Disable ANSI colors.
--yes	Skip confirmation prompts.
-h, --help	Show help.
-V, --version	Show CLI version.