description: "Apothem installation overview — get started in under two minutes."¶
Installation¶
Apothem installs in under two minutes and works with your existing AI coding harnesses without requiring any configuration migration.
Prerequisites¶
- Python 3.10 or later
- Git
- At least one supported AI coding harness (see Harnesses)
Quick paths¶
| Goal | Guide |
|---|---|
| Installing | Quick start |
| Add a harness | Harness setup |
| Updating | Updating |
| Uninstalling | Uninstalling |
Verify your install¶
apothem --version
apothem verify --harness claude-code
Replace claude-code with the harness you installed (e.g. cursor,
gemini-cli). To check every registered adapter at a glance, run
apothem doctor.