Installation

curio runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. You need a system administrator account on the workspace you connect to.

As a .NET global tool

With the .NET 10 SDK installed:

dotnet tool install --global Curiosity.Shell

The command is curio. To update later:

dotnet tool update --global Curiosity.Shell

If the shell cannot find curio after installing, the .NET tools folder (~/.dotnet/tools, or %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools on Windows) is not on your PATH.

As a single file

Every release also publishes self-contained binaries that need no .NET SDK:

Platform File
Windows x64 curio-win-x64.exe
Linux x64 curio-linux-x64
macOS Apple silicon curio-osx-arm64
macOS Intel curio-osx-x64

On Linux and macOS, the file loses its executable bit on download. Restore it before running:

chmod +x curio-linux-x64
./curio-linux-x64

First run

curio

The first run asks for the workspace address, opens your browser to sign in, and then opens the two-panel interface on a new session. Signing in explains the sign-in and the approval choice it asks about.

Next: Signing in

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