Installation¶

Requirements¶

• Python 3.11 or higher
• pip (Python package manager)
• An LLM provider API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local Ollama)

Install from PyPI¶

The recommended way to install Merlya is via pip:

pip install merlya

Install from Source¶

For the latest development version:

git clone https://github.com/m-kis/merlya.git
cd merlya
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Verify Installation¶

merlya --version

You should see output like:

merlya {{ extra.version }}

Shell Completion¶

# Add to ~/.bashrc
eval "$(_MERLYA_COMPLETE=bash_source merlya)"

# Add to ~/.zshrc
eval "$(_MERLYA_COMPLETE=zsh_source merlya)"

# Add to ~/.config/fish/completions/merlya.fish
_MERLYA_COMPLETE=fish_source merlya | source

Next Steps¶

• Quick Start Guide - Get up and running in 5 minutes
• Configuration - Configure your LLM provider and settings