jackpoint

One command sets up every AI coding CLI on your Mac. Claude Code, Gemini, Codex, qwen-code, opencode, and an optional offline model. No prior terminal experience required.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/main/install.sh | bash

It installs Node (only if a tool needs it) and every CLI below. Re-running is safe: it skips what's already there and retries what failed.

What you get

• Claude Code — Anthropic's CLI. Needs a Claude Pro/Max account.
• Gemini CLI — Google's CLI with a genuinely usable free tier. The best place to start if you've never done this before.
• OpenAI Codex CLI — OpenAI's coding agent. Needs a paid ChatGPT plan or API key.
• qwen-code — Alibaba's open coding CLI. Use a provider key, or run it on your local model with --local.
• opencode — open-source, model-agnostic CLI. Point it at any provider, your Claude Pro login, or a local model.
• The jackpoint command — type it any time to see your cheatsheet: what's installed and how to launch each tool.

Each tool is independent. You don't need accounts for all of them. Set up the one you want and ignore the rest.

Flags

Add a flag to the end of the install line.

# Also install a local model that runs offline on your Mac (via Ollama).
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --local
# Use an uncensored (abliterated) local model. Implies --local. Local only, never sent anywhere.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --uncensored
# Lightweight path: just Gemini (free) + Claude Code.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --minimal

• --local — installs Ollama plus a coding model sized to your Mac's RAM. Runs on your machine, works with no internet, no account, no API key. Slower than the cloud tools and needs a few GB of disk and RAM.
• --uncensored — uses an abliterated local model with the refusal behavior removed, for when the default model refuses reasonable requests. Local only. Implies --local. No guardrails means it's your responsibility.
• --minimal — skips the heavier tools. Good for an older Mac or someone who just wants one easy thing.

First commands

Open Terminal (Command+Space, type "Terminal", Enter) and try these.

jackpoint # show your cheatsheet any time you forget a command
gemini # start here — free tier, walks you through sign-in

gemini is the easiest start. It opens a chat, prompts you to sign in with a Google account on first run, and the free tier is enough to actually learn on. Ask it to explain a file, write a script, or fix an error.

Once you're comfortable:

claude # Claude Code (needs Claude Pro/Max)
codex # OpenAI Codex CLI
opencode # model-agnostic CLI

If you installed a local model:

chat # talk to the offline model — no internet, no account
qwen-uc # the uncensored local model (only if you used --uncensored)
models # list your local models

To leave any of these, type /exit or press Control+C.

Not for you if

• You're on Windows or Linux. This installer is macOS only. The CLIs themselves run elsewhere; this script doesn't.
• You want zero setup. Most of these tools need you to sign in or paste an API key the first time. jackpoint installs them and tells you how to start each; it can't create accounts for you.
• You expect the local model to match the cloud ones.--local is real and private, but a model on your laptop is slower and less capable than Claude or Gemini. It's a fallback and a privacy option, not a replacement.
• You need pinned versions or a custom toolchain. This installs current stable releases with sensible defaults.

Read the script before you pipe it to bash

Piping a URL straight into bash runs whatever that URL serves with your permissions. That's fine when you trust the source, but never do it blindly. Read it first — open https://github.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/blob/main/install.sh, or download, read, then run it locally:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DareDev256/jackpoint/main/install.sh -o jackpoint-install.sh
less jackpoint-install.sh # read it (press q to quit)
bash jackpoint-install.sh # run it once you're satisfied

The script is short and commented for exactly this reason.

Troubleshooting

curl: (6) Could not resolve host — DNS isn't resolving. Point at a public resolver, then re-run:

networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Something failed partway through. Run the install line again. jackpoint skips what's already installed and retries only what failed — re-running is the fix, not a reset.

Want to see why something failed. Every run writes a full log to ~/.jackpoint.log. Open it with less ~/.jackpoint.log (press q to quit), or paste the tail into an issue.

A command isn't found after install. Close and reopen Terminal (or open a new tab) so it picks up the new PATH, then try again.

How it works

install.sh checks for the tools you asked for, installs Node only if Gemini or qwen-code need it (to a user-writable npm prefix so there's no sudo and no permission errors), installs each CLI through its official method, wires up your PATH and the jackpoint cheatsheet, and logs everything to ~/.jackpoint.log. Native installers go to ~/.local/bin; npm tools go to ~/.npm-global.

License

MIT. By DareDev256. Issues and PRs welcome.