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- mcp.toml
- - release.md
- settings.json
- - ci.yml
  - flakehub-publish-tagged.yml
  - pages.yml
  - publish-index.yml
  - release-plz.yml
  - release.yml
- bloom_benchmark.rs
- indexer_benchmark.rs
- search_benchmark.rs
- - ANALYSIS.md
  - DESIGN.md
- - nxv-index-implementation.md
- where-is-it.gif
- - inter-var.woff2
  - jetbrains-mono-var.woff2
- .pa11yci.json
- app.js
- favicon.svg
- fonts.css
- index.html
- package-lock.json
- package.json
- tailwind.generated.css
- tailwind.src.css
- nxv.pub
- module.nix
- a11y_check.py
- load-test.js
- push-to-cachix.sh
- verify-nix-build.sh
- - import.rs
  - json_array.rs
  - mod.rs
  - queries.rs
  - releases.rs
- - eval.rs
  - mod.rs
  - monitor.rs
  - publisher.rs
  - releases.rs
  - snapshot.rs
- - json.rs
  - mod.rs
  - plain.rs
  - table.rs
- - download.rs
  - manifest.rs
  - mod.rs
  - update.rs
- - error.rs
  - handlers.rs
  - metrics.rs
  - mod.rs
  - openapi.rs
  - types.rs
- - mod.rs
  - SKILL.md
- backend.rs
- bloom.rs
- cli.rs
- client.rs
- completions.rs
- error.rs
- main.rs
- paths.rs
- run.rs
- search.rs
- self_update.rs
- version.rs
- integration.rs
- - config.ts
- - indexer-cli.md
  - indexer.md
  - troubleshooting.md
- - index.md
- - cli-reference.md
  - configuration.md
  - index.md
  - installation.md
  - skill.md
- - nix-snowflake.svg
- .prettierignore
- index.md
- package.json
.envrc
.gitignore
.markdownlint.json
.mcp.json
.prettierrc
AGENTS.md
Cargo.lock
Cargo.toml
CHANGELOG.md
CLAUDE.md
flake.lock
flake.nix
install.sh
LICENSE
README.md
release-plz.toml

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code

git clone https://github.com/utensils/nxv

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd nxv

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended

Prerequisites

Rust (rustup) Rust is required to use cargo.

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/utensils/nxv/main/install.sh | sh

Downloads and runs the official install script in one line — this handles the full setup automatically.

cargo install nxv

Builds and installs the package published on crates.io — no need to clone the repo yourself.

✅ After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Node.js

Easy

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.

cd frontend

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

✅ After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

4. Rust

Medium

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Rust (rustup) Installing via rustup also installs cargo.

cargo install nxv

Builds and installs the package published on crates.io — no need to clone the repo yourself.

cargo build # Debug build

Compiles the Rust project.

cargo build --features indexer # With indexer

Compiles the Rust project.

cargo test # Run tests

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

cargo test --features indexer # All tests including indexer

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

✅ If cargo build finishes without errors, it worked. The executable is created under target/.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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