Installation

Install Watchfire via direct download or Homebrew.

Installation

Prerequisites

macOS — Sandbox support uses sandbox-exec (macOS only)
Claude Code — The AI coding agent that Watchfire orchestrates

Download (macOS)

Download the latest .dmg directly:

Download for macOS (.dmg)View all releases →

Install via Homebrew

Desktop app (GUI + CLI):

brew tap watchfire-io/tap
brew install --cask watchfire-io/tap/watchfire

CLI & daemon only:

brew tap watchfire-io/tap
brew install watchfire-io/tap/watchfire

Verify Installation

After installation, verify everything is working:

# Check CLI version
watchfire version

# Start the daemon
watchfire daemon start

# Check daemon status
watchfire daemon status

Overview

Watchfire is a remote control for AI coding agents. Orchestrate Claude Code sessions with task files, git worktree isolation, and sandboxed execution.

Quick Start

Get up and running with Watchfire in minutes. Initialize a project and let Wildfire mode handle the rest.

On this page

Download (macOS)

Install via Homebrew

Verify Installation