Installation
Requirements
| Computer | Devices |
|---|---|
| macOS 14 or newer, Apple Silicon or Intel | iOS simulators, Android emulators, and physical Android devices |
| Linux x64 with glibc, or WSL | Android emulators and physical Android devices |
| Windows x64 or Windows on Arm | Android emulators and physical Android devices |
- For iOS, install Xcode and an iOS Simulator runtime.
- For Android, install the Android SDK with Platform-Tools and the emulator.
Agentsims does not support physical iPhones.
Install
macOS
brew install maniktherana/tap/agentsimsmacOS or Linux, without Homebrew
curl -fsSL https://agentsims.dev/install | bashThen open a new terminal.
Windows
Run this command in PowerShell:
irm https://agentsims.dev/install.ps1 | iexYou can use agentsims in the same window at once.
Windows on Arm runs the x64 version through emulation.
Give the skill to your coding agent
The Agentsims skill teaches Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other coding agents how to use Agentsims.
agentsims skillThe curl and PowerShell installers run this command for you when Node.js is installed. After you install with Homebrew, run it yourself.
The command needs Node.js 20 or newer. Agentsims itself does not need Node.js. For more information, see coding agents.
Make sure that it works
agentsims doctorIf doctor finds a problem, it tells you how to correct it.
Then start the workspace.
Update
| Installation method | Update command |
|---|---|
| Homebrew | brew upgrade agentsims |
| curl | curl -fsSL https://agentsims.dev/install | bash |
| Windows | irm https://agentsims.dev/install.ps1 | iex |
Install without the skill
To prevent the installer from installing the skill, use one of these options:
curl -fsSL https://agentsims.dev/install | bash -s -- --no-skill$env:AGENTSIMS_NO_SKILL = "1"; irm https://agentsims.dev/install.ps1 | iexInstall without a change to PATH
The installers add Agentsims to your PATH.
To prevent this change, use one of these options:
curl -fsSL https://agentsims.dev/install | bash -s -- --no-modify-path$env:AGENTSIMS_NO_MODIFY_PATH = "1"; irm https://agentsims.dev/install.ps1 | iexThen run Agentsims from its full path:
| Platform | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS or Linux | ~/.agentsims/bin/agentsims |
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Agentsims\bin\agentsims.cmd |
Data location
Agentsims keeps its logs, screenshots, recordings, and traces in ~/.agentsims.
To use another directory, set AGENTSIMS_HOME_DIR.