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Installation Guides

Choose your platform and IDE for detailed installation instructions.

Choose Your Platform

🤖
Claude Desktop
The most common setup for Claude users. Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
⏱️ 2 min setup ✅ Recommended
💻
VS Code / Copilot
Integrate Code Scalpel with VS Code and GitHub Copilot's agent mode.
⏱️ 3 min setup 🔧 IDE-integrated
⚡
Cursor
Use Code Scalpel with Cursor's AI-powered editor.
⏱️ 2 min setup 🎯 AI-first
🐳
Docker
Run Code Scalpel in a containerized environment for CI/CD or isolated analysis.
⏱️ 5 min setup 🔒 Isolated
🐍
pip / Command Line
Install as a Python package for scripting or custom integrations.
⏱️ 1 min setup 🔧 Flexible

Quick Comparison

Platform Best For Setup Time Difficulty
Claude Desktop Daily AI assistant use 2 minutes Easy
VS Code / Copilot IDE-integrated development 3 minutes Easy
Cursor AI-first coding 2 minutes Easy
Docker CI/CD pipelines, isolation 5 minutes Moderate
pip Custom integrations, scripts 1 minute Easy

System Requirements

Requirement Minimum Recommended
Python 3.10 3.11+
Memory 512 MB 2 GB
Disk Space 100 MB 500 MB
Operating System macOS 12+, Windows 10+, Linux (glibc 2.17+) Latest

Package Managers

Code Scalpel can be installed with any of these package managers:

uv (Recommended - Fastest)

# Run without installing
uvx codescalpel --version

# Or install globally
uv tool install codescalpel

pip

pip install codescalpel

pipx (Isolated)

pipx install codescalpel

conda

# Use pip in conda environment
conda create -n codescalpel python=3.11
conda activate codescalpel
pip install codescalpel

Verify Installation

After installing, verify Code Scalpel is working:

codescalpel --version
# Output: Code Scalpel v1.4.0

codescalpel --help
# Shows available commands and options

Next Steps

🚀 After Installation

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