flowpad 0.2.88

A local-first AI development environment powered by Claude Code

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Flowpad

A local-first AI development environment powered by Claude Code. Run AI-assisted workflows directly on your machine with full control over your data.

Install

Desktop App (recommended)

Download the latest release for your platform:

Platform	Download
macOS (Apple Silicon)	Flowpad-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	Flowpad-x64.dmg
Windows	Flowpad-Setup.exe
Linux (AppImage)	Flowpad-x64.AppImage
Linux (deb)	Flowpad-x64.deb
Linux (rpm)	Flowpad-x64.rpm

The desktop app handles everything automatically — no Python or other dependencies required. On first launch it installs the backend from PyPI and starts it for you.

Linux AppImage

chmod +x Flowpad-x64.AppImage
./Flowpad-x64.AppImage

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Python Package (CLI)

Install Flowpad as a command-line tool. Requires Python 3.10+.

Using uv (recommended)

# Install uv if you don't have it
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install flowpad
uv tool install flowpad

# Start the server
flow start

Using pipx

# Install pipx if you don't have it
python3 -m pip install --user pipx

# Install flowpad
pipx install flowpad

# Start the server
flow start

Using pip

pip install flowpad

# Install a specific version
pip install flowpad==0.2.0

This starts the Flowpad server at http://localhost:9007 and opens it in your browser.

Upgrade

# Using uv
uv tool upgrade flowpad

# Using pipx
pipx upgrade flowpad

# Using pip
pip install --upgrade flowpad

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CLI Commands

Command	Description
flow	Print version
flow start	Start the server (background, with auto-restart)
flow stop	Stop the server
flow status	Show server status
flow setup <agent>	Setup Flowpad for a coding agent (e.g. claude-code)
flow trace	Start server and trace hook events in real-time
flow hooks set	Install Flow hooks into Claude Code settings
flow hooks list	List configured hooks
flow hooks clear	Remove Flow hooks from Claude Code settings
flow config list	List configuration values
flow config set key=value	Set a configuration value
flow auth login	Login to Flowpad (opens browser or accepts API key)
flow auth logout	Logout and remove stored credentials
flow ping <string>	Send a test ping to the local server

Uninstall

# Using uv
uv tool uninstall flowpad

# Using pipx
pipx uninstall flowpad

# Using pip
pip uninstall flowpad

Requirements

Install method	Requirements
Desktop app	None (self-contained)
Python package	Python 3.10+

Both methods require an internet connection on first launch to download dependencies.

Contributing

Flowpad is open source. To set up a local development environment, run the tests, or build the package, see docs/contributing.md.

License

Copyright (c) 2024 Langware Labs. All rights reserved.