Installation

Installation

Helix works with Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, and any AI that can read Markdown. See Using with Other AI Tools for the full compatibility guide.

---

Claude Code

claude plugin marketplace add Thitic9203/helix
claude plugin install helix

Verify:

claude plugins list | grep helix

Open a new session and type /helix to see the phase menu.

---

Copilot CLI / Codex

git clone https://github.com/Thitic9203/helix /tmp/helix-install
for d in /tmp/helix-install/skills/*/; do
  cp -r "$d" ~/.agents/skills/helix-$(basename "$d")/
done

Verify:

ls ~/.agents/skills/ | grep helix

Invoke in a session: @helix-analyze

---

Gemini CLI

git clone https://github.com/Thitic9203/helix /tmp/helix-install
mkdir -p ~/.gemini/skills
for d in /tmp/helix-install/skills/*/; do
  cp -r "$d" ~/.gemini/skills/helix-$(basename "$d")/
done

Verify:

ls ~/.gemini/skills/ | grep helix

Invoke in a session: /skill helix-analyze

---

Cursor / Windsurf

Copy individual skills as rule files into your tool's rules directory:

git clone https://github.com/Thitic9203/helix /tmp/helix-install
mkdir -p .cursor/rules   # or .windsurf/rules

for skill in analyze plan execute test deploy review; do
  cp /tmp/helix-install/skills/$skill/SKILL.md .cursor/rules/helix-$skill.mdc
done

---

Any AI (manual)

Clone the repo and paste the SKILL.md content for any phase directly into your AI's context or system prompt. No tooling required.

Tip: Copy both SKILL.md and the .md knowledge reference files in the same directory for the best results. Knowledge files contain the patterns and checklists the skill relies on.

git clone https://github.com/Thitic9203/helix
cat helix/skills/analyze/SKILL.md
# paste into your AI chat

---

Update

Claude Code

claude plugins update helix

All other platforms

cd /path/to/helix && git pull origin main
# Re-run the copy commands for your platform

---

Uninstall

Claude Code

claude plugins uninstall helix

Other platforms

Remove the skill directories you copied (~/.agents/skills/helix-*/, ~/.gemini/skills/helix-*/, etc.)

---

Troubleshooting

See Troubleshooting if something doesn't work.