Install and update the Tekma CLI

The public package is distributed from Tekma’s download endpoint. It is not a bare npm package name.

Requirements

Node.js 22.17 or newer.
FFmpeg and ffprobe for recording/import workflows.
Chrome or Chromium for browser recording.

Install the current release:

npm install --global https://tekma.dev/downloads/tekma-cli.tgz
export CAPTURE_MCP_URL=https://mcp.tekma.dev/mcp
tekma version

The package exposes both tekma and the legacy capture executable names. Set CAPTURE_MCP_URL in each shell or CI environment that uses the hosted deployment; an unset endpoint defaults to local development.

Update or remove it

Run the same tarball install command to update. For the npm-managed installation, remove it with:

npm uninstall --global @tekma/cli

The CLI also has a separate verified user-local install, upgrade and uninstall workflow on macOS/Linux. Run tekma install --help before using it; it does not edit shell startup files and refuses to remove a foreign or changed installation. Run tekma doctor when a browser, FFmpeg, endpoint or credential is not detected. See authentication before recording.

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Reference and automation

Install and update the Tekma CLI

Requirements

Update or remove it

​Requirements

​Update or remove it

Requirements

Update or remove it