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Installation

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Prerequisites

RequirementVersionInstall
Node.js18+nodejs.org
RustLatest stablerustup.rs
Platform deps—See Tauri prerequisites

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Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev build-essential curl wget file \
  libxdo-dev libssl-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev

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macOS

xcode-select --install

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Windows

Install Visual Studio Build Tools with the “Desktop development with C++” workload and the Windows 10/11 SDK.

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Clone and build

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/elisplash/paw.git
cd paw

# Install frontend dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode (hot-reload)
npm run tauri dev
The first build will take a few minutes while Rust compiles all dependencies. Subsequent builds are incremental and much faster.

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Production build

npm run tauri build
The built app will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/ — platform-specific installer (.dmg, .deb, .msi, etc.).

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Verify

After launching, Pawz opens to the Today dashboard. Go to Settings to configure your first AI provider, then you’re ready to create agents and start chatting.

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Optional: Ollama (local AI)

For fully local AI with no API keys: 
# Install Ollama
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

# Pull a model
ollama pull llama3.1

# Pull the embedding model (for memory)
ollama pull nomic-embed-text
Pawz auto-detects Ollama on localhost:11434 and will auto-pull the embedding model if needed.