zen 1.0.0
Initial release of zen, the Zenvara command-line interface — a single self-contained native binary (NativeAOT, no .NET runtime required) for installing, operating, and talking to a Zenvara instance.
Highlights
- Install & update —
zen app fetch/zen app update/zen app rollbackmanage the Zenvara application files;zen cli update/zen cli rollbackkeep the CLI itself current;zen path installputszenon the system PATH. - Run as a service —
zen service install|start|stop|restart|status|removemanages Zenvara as a system service (systemd / Windows Service);zen iis install|removehosts Zenvara under IIS on Windows. - MCP bridge —
zen mcp bridgeexposes a running Zenvara as a stdio MCP server over its local Unix socket / named pipe (or TCP via--host);zen mcp add|remove|listmanages MCP registrations. - Extensions —
zen extension list|add|install|enable|disable|uninstallmanages connector extension packs, including fully air-gapped installs from a local package file (add) and marketplace installs verified server-side (install). - Auth & config —
zen loginauthenticates once and persists an API key;zen config set|get|list|unsetmanages CLI configuration. - Build tooling —
zen buildbuilds Zenvara artifacts (frontend, backend, or the Studio desktop app) from a source checkout. - Onboarding —
zen tourwalks through a random-access getting-started tour;zen setup chromiuminstalls the Chromium used for PDF generation.
Supported platforms
| Platform | Archive |
|---|---|
| Linux x64 | zen-linux-x64.tar.gz |
| Linux arm64 | zen-linux-arm64.tar.gz |
| Windows x64 | zen-win-x64.zip |
| macOS x64 (Intel) | zen-osx-x64.tar.gz |
| macOS arm64 (Apple silicon) | zen-osx-arm64.tar.gz |
Each archive contains the single zen executable. A .sha256 checksum file accompanies every archive.
Install
# Linux / macOS (pick your archive from the table above)
tar xzf zen-linux-x64.tar.gz
./zen path install # puts zen on the system PATH
zen --help# Windows
Expand-Archive zen-win-x64.zip .
.\zen.exe path install
zen --helpVerify a download:
sha256sum -c zen-linux-x64.tar.gz.sha256