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Use Coder on Windows

Coder, its chats, and the openagents command work on Windows, with the same keys and commands as on macOS and Linux. This guide installs Coder in PowerShell, sets up an agent, and covers what's different on Windows.

1. Install

Open PowerShell (in Windows Terminal, if you have it) and run:

irm https://openagents.com/cli/install.ps1 | iex

The installer puts coder, the openagents command, the engine, and coder-boundary.exe in %USERPROFILE%\.openagents\bin, and adds that folder to your user PATH. The last one keeps the commands Coder runs from writing outside the folders they're given. Windows on ARM runs the x86_64 build.

Close PowerShell, open a new window, and check:

coder --version

2. Set up an agent

Coder can answer through Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode on your own login. Agents installed with npm start fine from Coder on Windows:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude

Log in when it asks, then quit it. For Codex, use npm install -g @openai/codex, then codex. Or log in to openagents.com and use our models with the free daily allowance:

coder login

3. Run it

cd $env:USERPROFILE\code\my-project
coder

From here everything is the same as on a Mac: see Start here for a first task.

What's different on Windows

  • Use Windows Terminal. It tells Ctrl+Enter (queue for later) apart from Enter. In a terminal that doesn't, press Ctrl+Q to queue; the hint under the input names the key that works.
  • No Cmd keys. Use Ctrl+P (or F2) for plugins.
  • Background automation needs macOS or Linux for now, and so do the local task services. Coder, its chats, and the openagents command work on Windows.
  • The Verse page of the desktop app is on macOS and Linux, not Windows; the Everglade world runs in your browser instead.
  • Your files live under %USERPROFILE%\.openagents: chats in coder\sessions, exports in exports, and memory in memory.

Update and uninstall

coder update installs the newest version now; Coder also updates itself, once a day while it's open. To uninstall, run coder logout, then:

Remove-Item -Recurse "$env:USERPROFILE\.openagents\bin"

Then remove .openagents\bin from your user PATH in Settings → System → About → Advanced system settings → Environment Variables. Full details: Download and install.

Problems? See the Windows notes in Troubleshooting.

Next: Export and share a chat.