Installation
Prerequisites
Palabre requires:
- Node.js 20 or higher;
- at least one agent already installed on your machine among Claude Code, Codex CLI, Antigravity CLI, OpenCode, Mistral Vibe, or Ollama.
Two or more agents are recommended: debates need a pair, and Ask mode is most useful when comparing several independent answers.
Install Palabre
From npm:
npm install -g palabre
Then verify that the command is available:
palabre --version
palabre --help
Install from the source repository
This section is for people who want to test Palabre from the Git repository. It requires pnpm.
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm link --global
palabre --version
Throughout the rest of this documentation, examples always use the final user command palabre.
Install agents
Palabre drives external tools. Install and authenticate the agents you want to use before launching Palabre.
OpenCode, Mistral Vibe, and Ollama can be used with models or limits specific to their providers, while Claude Code and Codex generally require a subscription.
Ollama is free for local use. If you use a cloud or remote offering, quotas and limits come from that offering, not from Palabre.
Useful pages:
Next step
Now run palabre in an interactive terminal. On first launch, Palabre creates the global configuration if needed, detects installed agents, and opens the TUI home screen.
For explicit setup, scripts, or a project-local configuration, see the configuration guide. If you use VS Code, you can also install the Palabre extension. To drive Palabre from an AI agent, install the Palabre skill.