Terminal (TUI)

The positai terminal application runs Posit Assistant in your terminal — interactive or headless for scripting and automation.

Posit Assistant TUI displaying data and an R plot in the terminal

Quick Install

On macOS or Linux, install with a single command:

curl -fsSL https://posit-dev.github.io/assistant/builds/install-tui.sh | bash

The script detects your OS and architecture, downloads the appropriate binary, and installs it. Customize the install location with the INSTALL_DIR environment variable.

After installation, run:

positai

Manual Downloads

Download the binary for your platform and extract it:

Platform	Architecture	Download
macOS	ARM64 (Apple Silicon)	positai-macos-arm64.gz
Linux	x64	positai-linux-x64.gz
Linux	ARM64	positai-linux-arm64.gz
Windows	x64	positai-windows-x64.gz

To install manually:

gunzip positai-*.gz
chmod +x positai-*
sudo mv positai-* /usr/local/bin/positai

Further Configuration

See TUI Usage for interactive mode flags, headless mode, image rendering, and other terminal-specific options.