What do I need to install to use AgileBuilder
Understand how the open-source CLI and the cloud SaaS divide responsibilities, and how to set each up.
2026-09-10
Locally, you only need the CLI
Project generation is provided by the open-source CLI (MIT license), installed via npm:
npm install -g agilebuilder
The CLI handles template fetching, variable rendering, and project generation on your machine. Its built-in MCP server lets AI IDEs such as Cursor and Claude Code invoke the same template capabilities directly.
Team collaboration lives in the cloud
Spaces, team collaboration, subscription billing, and the resource Plaza are cloud SaaS capabilities. They run in the browser, with nothing extra to install.
Why it is designed this way
- Project generation is inherently a local workflow, and a CLI integrates naturally with local dev environments and AI IDEs
- Team governance and resource distribution belong in the cloud, where permissions and updates are managed centrally
- The open-source CLI keeps the template format and generation logic fully transparent, auditable, and self-hostable