Install

The Cerebe CLI runs on your workstation and is free to run on any repository. The hosted Platform — the independent panel on every pull request — is the paid tier; see the GitHub App.

Install the CLI

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/momentiq-ai/cerebe/main/install.sh | sh

cerebe --version

The installer downloads checksum-verified binaries from the public momentiq-ai/cerebe releases. Nothing runs against your code yet.

Set up the repo

cerebe install

cerebe install scaffolds cerebe/ (config + bundled plugins), detects the local AI CLIs you already run, and arms two git hooks:

• post-commit runs the critic in the background and writes a per-commit verdict.
• pre-push requires a completed review and blocks the push if that verdict has an open blocker or high finding — or if no verdict exists yet. A blocked push needs a named, recorded reason.

On a repository that already has cerebe/ committed — a teammate's clone, or a new git worktree — run cerebe init instead to re-arm the hooks from the existing config.

Verify

cerebe doctor

cerebe doctor reports the armed hooks, the coding agents it detected on your machine, and your configuration. All-green means the next commit runs the local critic and the next push is gated on its verdict.