Quick Setup

Install Tenax

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Install via Marketplace (Recommended)
/plugin marketplace add Rab-crypto/tenax /plugin install tenax@tenax-marketplace

Run these commands inside Claude Code, then restart your session.

Alternative: Script Install

One-liner
Script Install (PowerShell)
PS> irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rab-crypto/tenax/master/install.ps1 | iex

Prerequisites

Manual Installation

5 steps
1

Install Node.js

Tenax requires Node.js 18+. Download from nodejs.org or use winget:

winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS

After installation, restart your terminal for the node command to be available.

2

Download Tenax

Clone or download the plugin to a permanent location:

# Option A: Clone with git
git clone https://github.com/Rab-crypto/tenax.git "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\plugins\tenax"

# Option B: Download ZIP
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/Rab-crypto/tenax/archive/master.zip" -OutFile tenax.zip
Expand-Archive tenax.zip -DestinationPath "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\plugins"
3

Install Dependencies

Navigate to the plugin directory and install packages:

cd "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\plugins\tenax"
npm install
4

Register the Plugin

Add Tenax to your Claude Code settings. Create or edit ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": [
    {
      "name": "local-plugins",
      "source": {
        "type": "directory",
        "path": "%USERPROFILE%\\.claude\\plugins"
      }
    }
  ]
}
5

Verify Installation

Start Claude Code and check that Tenax is loaded:

claude

# In Claude Code, run:
/tenax:status

You're all set!

Tenax will now automatically capture decisions, patterns, and insights from your sessions. Use markers like [D] topic: decision to save knowledge.

Script Install (Terminal)
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rab-crypto/tenax/master/install.sh | bash

Prerequisites

Manual Installation

5 steps
1

Install Node.js

Tenax requires Node.js 18+. Install via Homebrew:

brew install node

Or download from nodejs.org.

2

Download Tenax

Clone the repository:

# Create plugins directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/plugins

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Rab-crypto/tenax.git ~/.claude/plugins/tenax
3

Install Dependencies

Install the required packages:

cd ~/.claude/plugins/tenax
npm install
4

Register the Plugin

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": [
    {
      "name": "local-plugins",
      "source": {
        "type": "directory",
        "path": "~/.claude/plugins"
      }
    }
  ]
}
5

Verify Installation

Start Claude Code and test:

claude

# In Claude Code:
/tenax:status

You're all set!

Tenax will now automatically capture decisions, patterns, and insights from your sessions. Use markers like [D] topic: decision to save knowledge.

Script Install (Terminal)
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rab-crypto/tenax/master/install.sh | bash

Prerequisites

Manual Installation

5 steps
1

Install Node.js

Tenax requires Node.js 18+. Use your package manager:

# Ubuntu/Debian
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Or download from nodejs.org.

2

Download Tenax

Clone the repository:

# Create plugins directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/plugins

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Rab-crypto/tenax.git ~/.claude/plugins/tenax
3

Install Dependencies

Install the required packages:

cd ~/.claude/plugins/tenax
npm install
4

Register the Plugin

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": [
    {
      "name": "local-plugins",
      "source": {
        "type": "directory",
        "path": "~/.claude/plugins"
      }
    }
  ]
}
5

Verify Installation

Start Claude Code and test:

claude

# In Claude Code:
/tenax:status

You're all set!

Tenax will now automatically capture decisions, patterns, and insights from your sessions. Use markers like [D] topic: decision to save knowledge.

What's Next?

Explore the documentation to get the most out of Tenax

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Developer Tip: Hot-Reload

Claude Code v2.1.0+ supports skill hot-reload. Symlink your skills to ~/.claude/skills/ for instant updates during development without reinstalling.