Installation

Download

codegen ships as a single self-contained binary. No runtime dependencies. No installer.

Linux (x64) macOS (arm64) Windows (x64)

curl -L https://releases.codegen.dev/latest/codegen-linux-x86_64 -o codegen
chmod +x codegen
sudo mv codegen /usr/local/bin/

curl -L https://releases.codegen.dev/latest/codegen-macos-arm64 -o codegen
chmod +x codegen
sudo mv codegen /usr/local/bin/

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://releases.codegen.dev/latest/codegen-windows-x64.exe -OutFile codegen.exe
# Move to a directory on your PATH, e.g.:
Move-Item codegen.exe C:\tools\codegen.exe

Verify the checksum

Every release artifact is SHA-256 checksummed and signed. Always verify before running:

curl -L https://releases.codegen.dev/latest/SHA256SUMS -o SHA256SUMS
sha256sum --check SHA256SUMS

See Supply Chain for SLSA provenance and signature verification details.

Verify the installation

codegen --version
# codegen 1.0.0 (linux-x86_64, LuaU 0.623)

License activation

The Community tier requires no activation. For Professional or Team, activate once:

codegen license activate <your-license-key>
# License activated. Tier: Professional. Expires: never.

Activation stores a signed token locally. No subsequent internet access required. See License Activation for offline and air-gapped options.

Key Takeaways

• Single binary. No runtime. No installer.
• Always verify the SHA-256 checksum before running.
• Community tier requires no activation. Professional and Team use offline-verifiable signed tokens.