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Closed beta · v1.15.0.0

Install Fleet

One command, prebuilt binary, under a minute. You will need an active license key before Fleet will start agents, daemons, or pipelines.

Closed beta. Fleet is a paid product in invite-only beta. The binary is free to install and inspect, but every command that starts agents, daemons, or pipelines refuses to run without an active license. If you do not have a registration code yet, request early access.

Let your AI install Fleet

If you use Claude Code — or any assistant that reads SKILL.md — install the fleet-setup skill once and then just tell it to set Fleet up. It walks you through prerequisites, the install, license registration, project init, and picks a first agent based on the repo.

1

Install the skill

One-time install. Uses npx skills to clone the skill from our public repo and drop it into your agent's skill directory.

terminal
$npx skills add Feral-Intelligence/agent-skills --skill fleet-setup
2

Ask your AI assistant

Open any repo you want Fleet to manage and send your agent a plain-English request. It handles the rest: OS detection, binary install, license registration prompt, project init, and picking the right first agent.

“Set up Fleet in this repo”

You still need an active registration code. The skill prompts for it and will not proceed without one.

Prefer to install by hand? The three manual steps are below.

Install Fleet manually

One command. Downloads a prebuilt binary, verifies its SHA-256, and installs it to ~/.local/bin/fleet. No Go toolchain, no source build, no repository access required.

1

Install Fleet

Runs the installer at fleetctl.ai/install. It detects your OS and architecture, fetches the latest version from /releases/latest, downloads the matching prebuilt binary, verifies the SHA-256 against the published SHA256SUMS, and installs to ~/.local/bin/fleet. Supported: macOS and Linux on x86_64 and arm64.

terminal
$curl -fsSL https://fleetctl.ai/install | sh
# Verify the install
$fleet version
# → fleet 1.15.0.0 darwin/arm64 go1.26.1
2

Register your license key

Fleet will refuse to start agents, the brain daemon, the watcher daemon, or pipelines until this step succeeds. Generate a registration code in your Fleet dashboard, then paste it here.

terminal
# Generate a registration code in your dashboard first
$fleet admin register --url https://dashboard.fleetctl.ai --code YOUR_REGISTRATION_CODE
# Confirm the license is active
$fleet admin status
# → License: pro (active)
3

Initialize your first project

Run inside any git repository you want Fleet to manage. This writes .fleet/config.yaml and sets up GitHub labels that trigger agents.

terminal
$cd /path/to/your/project
$fleet init
# Start an agent from the catalog
$fleet agent start backend-dev
# Watch live status
$fleet status --watch

What happens without a license

Fleet is a paid product. The binary itself is free to install and inspect, but every compute-consuming command refuses to run until you have a registered, active license.

License-gated commands

Any command that starts an agent, spins up a daemon, or runs a pipeline calls the license gate first. An unregistered or expired license produces a clear error with the exact command to fix it.

fleet agent start
fleet: not registered — run: fleet admin register --url <url> --license <key>
fleet brain start
fleet: not registered — run: fleet admin register --url <url> --license <key>
fleet watcher start
fleet: not registered — run: fleet admin register --url <url> --license <key>
fleet pipeline run
fleet: not registered — run: fleet admin register --url <url> --license <key>

Commands that work without a license

Diagnostic and read-only commands always work so you can install, inspect, and register the binary without a chicken-and-egg problem.

fleet version
fleet status
fleet doctor
fleet agent list
fleet admin status
fleet admin register

Verify your install

Run these commands after installation to confirm everything is wired up.

Health check

fleet doctor audits every dependency and reports which are OK, missing, or misconfigured.

terminal
$fleet doctor
# Expected output:
# [OK] tmux /usr/local/bin/tmux
# [OK] sqlite ~/.fleet/fleet.db (272 KB)
# [OK] data directory ~/.fleet
# [OK] gh cli /usr/local/bin/gh

System requirements

Fleet needs these tools on your machine before it can run.

tmux

Required

Fleet manages each agent in its own tmux session. Install via your package manager: brew install tmux (macOS) or apt install tmux (Debian/Ubuntu).

gh CLI

Recommended

The GitHub CLI (cli.github.com) is used by the brain daemon to poll PRs, reviews, CI checks, and issues. Run 'gh auth login' once to authenticate.

Active license key

Required

Fleet refuses to start agents, daemons, or pipelines without an active license. Generate a registration code in the Fleet dashboard after sign-up, then run 'fleet admin register'.

Need a registration code?

Fleet is a paid product in closed beta. Request early access and we will send you a registration code for your Fleet dashboard.