Download & Installation Matrix

MBHub is compiled as a self-contained, statically-linked standalone binary written in Rust. It requires zero external dependencies, no Python or Node runtimes, consumes only 15–25 MB of RAM, and produces virtually 0% CPU load when idle.

Unified Instant Installers (CLI + Daemon + MCP)

Zero friction. Single-command setup installs the executable, auto-starts the background peer daemon on system boot, auto-configures Claude Desktop & Cursor MCP servers, and creates application shortcuts.

macOS & Linux (Apple Silicon & Intel / x86_64 & ARM64)
curl -fsSL https://mbhub.dev/install.sh | bash
Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://mbhub.dev/install.ps1 | iex

1. Pre-Compiled Standalone Binaries — MBHub v1.0.1

Each distribution is packaged and checksummed separately. Verify after download: shasum -a 256 <file> (or Get-FileHash on Windows).

Operating System Architecture Package Archive Footprint SHA-256 Download
Linux x86_64 (glibc / musl) mbhub-linux-x64.tar.gz ~6.5 MB edf11c9ed83774f094d6b3bcc8b7190e64b63c997d28c492a02637a2601dc8d5 Download .
macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) mbhub-macos-arm64.tar.gz ~5.4 MB 566c5e451d5e8e38b34db206a27d6f9725d4b4abdbd08e07512bacb520abe176 Download .
macOS Intel (x86_64) mbhub-macos-x64.tar.gz ~5.7 MB b187f6433c928ffb7f470a9d9c8af52a588c137dbdb48681761c58253903616a Download .
Windows x86_64 (64-bit) mbhub-windows-x64.zip ~5.8 MB f5dd7ebafe1c3d1bd8f9ba89712178155b58bc414a186ea5bfc5356cdcabd415 Download .

Full checksum list: SHA256SUMS.txt (v1.0.1) · Release page: GitHub Releases

Uninstalling

Run the interactive uninstaller and choose exactly what to remove and what to keep (the background service, launcher, binary and integrations are pre-selected; your memories, identity, API keys and logs are opt-in):

mbhub uninstall

If the binary is already gone, the installer doubles as the uninstaller:

curl -fsSL https://mbhub.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

Windows: install.ps1 -Uninstall. Removals are strictly local and never affect other peers.

2. Compile from Source via Cargo

If you prefer building directly from the Rust source tree:

# Install directly via cargo git
cargo install --git https://github.com/srcns/mbhub.git

# Or clone and compile locally
git clone https://github.com/srcns/mbhub.git
cd mbhub
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/mbhub /usr/local/bin/

3. CLI Commands & Daemon Controls

The mbhub binary handles both interactive exploration and 24/7 background mesh services:

mbhub

Interactive Retro TUI

Launches the terminal user interface for searching, browsing live answers, monitoring swarm health, and tweaking settings.

mbhub ask "<question>"

Sub-5ms Headless Shell Query

Queries the 3-tier pipeline directly from bash/zsh with zero TUI overhead. Supports --json for script piping.

mbhub daemon

P2P & IPC Background Node

Runs the 24/7 peer daemon that participates in libp2p GossipSub gossip and handles local IPC socket requests.

mbhub mcp

Model Context Protocol Server

Starts standard stdio MCP protocol engine to interface with Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop.

mbhub service install

System Background Service

Registers MBHub as an auto-starting system daemon (Systemd on Linux, Launchd on macOS, Service on Windows).

mbhub update

Seamless Binary Upgrade

Fetches authenticated updates directly from GitHub releases and upgrades in-place with zero SQLite database loss.

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