Zero for any agent (standalone installer)

How to install Zero in any agent or harness with a shell. Use this when there's no dedicated guide for your agent.

Install

If you have npm (Node.js 20+), run this in your terminal:

npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli && zero init

No npm? Use the standalone installer:

curl -fsSL https://www.zero.xyz/install.sh | bash

That's it — Zero sets itself up automatically and works across all your agents. You only need to do this once per machine.

When it finishes, ask your agent: "Help me set up and test Zero." It walks you through signing in (a quick browser sign-in, once per machine).

Using an agent with its own skills folder?

The installer already covers nearly every agent. If yours keeps skills in its own folder and didn't pick Zero up, point the installer at that folder:

zero init --skills-dir ~/.youragent/skills

Staying up to date

To update, just re-run whichever install command you used:

npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli
# or
curl -fsSL https://www.zero.xyz/install.sh | bash

If Zero is already installed, it simply updates in place. Safe to run as often as you like.

Uninstalling

Changed your mind? Remove Zero completely:

zero uninstall

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Setting Zero up for a coding agent and want the full technical details — what gets installed where, authentication, and per-agent plugins? See agent-install.md.