Installation

The the0 CLI is a Go binary that can be installed from source or downloaded as a pre-built release.

Prerequisites

To deploy bots that use Python or Node.js dependencies, you need Docker installed and running. The CLI uses Docker to vendor dependencies in a consistent Linux environment.

Install from Source

Building from source requires Go 1.21 or later.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/alexanderwanyoike/the0.git
cd the0/cli

# Build and install to ~/bin
make install

This compiles the CLI and copies it to ~/bin/the0. Ensure ~/bin is in your PATH:

export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"

Add this line to your shell configuration file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.) to make it permanent.

Verify Installation

Confirm the CLI is installed correctly:

the0 --version
the0 --help

The help command displays all available commands and global flags.

Configuration

The CLI stores configuration in ~/.the0/:

• auth.json - API authentication credentials

No manual configuration is required. The CLI creates this directory automatically when you first authenticate.

Next Steps

• Authentication - Configure your API credentials
• Custom Bot Commands - Deploy your first bot