Platform Compatibility

Platform Compatibility

CortexPrism runs natively on Linux, macOS, and Windows with feature parity across all platforms.

Core Features

Feature	Linux	macOS	Windows
CLI chat	Yes	Yes	Yes
Web UI	Yes	Yes	Yes
File workspace	Yes	Yes	Yes
Git operations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shell execution	sh	sh	PowerShell
Subprocess sandbox	Yes	Yes	Yes
Database (libSQL)	Yes	Yes	Yes
LLM providers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Memory system	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plugin system	Yes	Yes	Yes
Agent loop	Yes	Yes	Yes

Docker Sandbox

Platform	Status	Requirements
Linux	Yes	Docker Engine
macOS	Limited	Docker Desktop
Windows	Limited	Docker Desktop + WSL2

Subprocess fallback available when Docker is unavailable.

System Service

Platform	Method	Command
Linux	systemd (user)	cortex daemon install
macOS	launchd	cortex daemon install
Windows	NSSM / Task Scheduler	cortex daemon install

Desktop Automation

Action	Linux	macOS	Windows
Screenshot	scrot	screencapture	PowerShell/.NET
Click	xdotool	cliclick¹	PowerShell/.NET
Type text	xdotool	osascript	SendKeys
Clipboard	xclip	pbpaste/pbcopy	Get/Set-Clipboard

¹ cliclick must be installed via brew install cliclick

Minimum Requirements

Platform	Version
Linux	Kernel 4.x+, glibc 2.28+
macOS	11.0 (Big Sur) or later
Windows	Windows 10 or later

See Also

• Installation — Platform-specific install guides