Niki 0.7.0

Current stable release, 2026-09-08. Static binaries built by cargo-dist — checksum-verified. One Rust binary, no runtime, no daemon.

Install docs Release notes

quick install · checksum-verified

the installer resolves the latest release and verifies SHA256 before installing

Pick your platform — the installer resolves the latest release and verifies SHA256 before installing.

Linux / macOS

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RavaniRoshan/niki/master/scripts/install.sh | bash

Windows

irm https://github.com/RavaniRoshan/niki/releases/download/v0.7.0/niki-installer.ps1 | iex

Package managers

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install niki

Cargo (from source)

cargo install niki

Homebrew tap — maintained formula, brew upgrade to update. Requires Rust 1.85+ (edition 2024).

direct downloads · every target

0.7.0 (v0.7.0, 2026-09-08)

Every archive has a .sha256 sidecar; verify with sha256sum -c.

OS	Target	Download	Checksum
macOS	`aarch64-apple-darwin`	niki-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz — macOS · Apple Silicon	.sha256
	`x86_64-apple-darwin`	niki-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz — macOS · Intel	.sha256
Linux	`x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu`	niki-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz — Linux · x86_64	.sha256
	`aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu`	niki-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz — Linux · ARM64	.sha256
Windows	`x86_64-pc-windows-msvc`	niki-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip — Windows · x86_64	.sha256

Download sha256.sumEvery archive ships a .sha256 sidecar; the installer verifies before installing.

Verify your download.

The installer verifies checksums automatically. For direct downloads, verify against the release checksums before trusting the binary.

Apple Silicon & Intel · Homebrew or installer · x86_64 & ARM64 · installer script or direct download · x86_64 · PowerShell installer or direct download

manual verification

curl -fsSLO https://github.com/RavaniRoshan/niki/releases/download/v0.7.0/sha256.sum
sha256sum -c sha256.sum --ignore-missing

Installed. What's next?

Three commands to your first verified branch — no container runtime required to start.

first run (worktree backend — no container needed)

niki init --interactive
niki run "Add a /health endpoint" --backend worktree
niki report <id>   # the full audit trail

Full quickstart Install docs