Install

Requirements

• Node.js ≥ 24.0.0
• npm ≥ 10.2.3

That's the whole list. No PHP to install, no database, no headless browser.

Install the CLI

Add it as a dev dependency to your project:

                                npm install -D @kirigami/cli
                            

The kiri command is now available through npx, or as an npm script. It brings the engine, @kirigami/kirigami, along with it.

Prefer your editor? The VS Code extension runs the same commands from the Command Palette, and its Create Project command scaffolds a new site without a terminal.

Verify it

                                npx kiri --version
                            

Prints the kiri version alongside the bundled PHP version — the WASM runtime ships with the CLI, so this also confirms PHP itself is there.