Installation | Coding Friend

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+ installed
Claude Code installed
(Optional) GitHub CLI for PR-related skills: brew install gh && gh auth login
(Optional) curl and jq for statusline rate limit display

Install

# 1. Install the CLI globally
npm i -g coding-friend-cli

# 2. Install the plugin into Claude Code
cf install

# 3. Initialize your workspace (in each project)
cf init

# 3a. Config statusline (already in the flow of `cf init`)
cf statusline

# 3b. Init memory system (already in the flow of `cf init`)
cf memory init

# 4. Restart Claude Code (or `/exit` then reopen) to load the plugin.
# Inside Claude Code session, try to type "/cf-plan" to see if the plugin is loaded.

# 5. Verify
cf status

Linux users: You may need sudo for global installs (e.g., sudo npm i -g coding-friend-cli), or configure npm to use a directory you own.

Auto-Update

Plugin — auto-update is enabled when you run cf install. If it wasn't (e.g., file permission issues), enable manually via /plugin → Marketplace → coding-friend-marketplace → auto-update.
CLI — automatically checks for new versions after each command (24-hour cache) and self-updates via npm. To update manually: cf update.

Next Steps

Read the Quick Start guide to learn the core workflow.