Pre-built binaries for all supported platforms and architectures.
An Ollama backend (e.g., llama3) is required to run Cthulhu Code's AI capabilities.
Cthulhu Code runs in any standard POSIX-compatible terminal (bash, zsh, fish, etc.).
Follow these steps to get Cthulhu Code running on your system.
Select and download the appropriate binary for your platform from the list above.
tar -xzf cthulhu-<platform>.tar.gz
sudo mv cthulhu /usr/local/bin/
# MacOS only
# sudo xattr -cr /usr/local/bin/cthulhu
Download and install Ollama, then pull a model: ollama pull llama3
cthulhu — Open any project directory and start coding with AI assistance.