NeonRP
A developer-friendly command-line engine for playing and iterating on file-backed text RPGs — your whole world is plain files you can read, diff, and version.
Install
# macOS / Linux
curl -LsSf https://worldlines.gg/install.sh | sh
# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://worldlines.gg/install.ps1 | iex
Installs uv (if missing) then uv tool install worldlines. Verify with
neonrp --help — or just run worldlines. The curl/irm path avoids the
macOS Gatekeeper and Windows SmartScreen prompts a downloaded file would trip.
Desktop app (no terminal)
Download WorldLines Desktop and double-click it. It bootstraps the engine on first launch and opens the full local web product.
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | WorldLines-Installer.dmg |
| Windows | WorldLines-Desktop-windows-x64-setup.exe |
Because the app isn't signed yet, the first run only needs one approval:
- macOS — right-click the installer → Open → Open. It downloads and installs the desktop app into Applications; afterwards WorldLines opens with a normal double-click.
- Windows — SmartScreen → More info → Run anyway.
macOS/Windows remember the choice afterward. Linux uses the terminal install above.
Users in China (throttled GitHub / Cloudflare)
If curl https://worldlines.gg/install.sh times out:
# Force uv onto a China-hosted PyPI mirror, then install:
export UV_DEFAULT_INDEX=https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple
uv tool install worldlines
# …or pass CHINA_MIRROR=1 to the installer in one shot:
CHINA_MIRROR=1 curl -LsSf https://worldlines.gg/install.sh | sh
Alternative mirrors: mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple,
mirrors.cloud.tencent.com/pypi/simple. neonrp self-update honors the same
UV_DEFAULT_INDEX, so exporting it in your shell profile keeps upgrades on the
mirror too.
Developers — editable install
uv tool install -e /path/to/NeonRP # picks up local code changes
neonrp --help
Play
neonrp # launch the TUI → pick a built-in world → play
That's it. Prefer driving the engine from the shell?
neonrp init # scaffold a project in the current dir
neonrp run "look around" # take a turn
neonrp save # checkpoint
neonrp undo # step back
neonrp branch "steal-route" # fork an alternate timeline
neonrp init is enough to start in TUI build mode; fresh projects expose the
packaged builtin worlds and skills automatically.
Why an engine, not a web chat
NeonRP is built around engine-like guarantees a chat box can't give you:
- Resume / Undo / Branch — checkpointed gameplay you can safely explore.
- Plan → Diff → Apply — changes are visible and validated before they land.
- Append-only events + snapshots — reproducible, debuggable runs.
- Minimal-context retrieval — fast even with large worlds.
- Sandbox & Replay — isolated experimentation and determinism checks.
Terminal UI
neonrp tui # interactive gameplay
neonrp tui --continue # resume the last session
neonrp tui --provider lmstudio # local OpenAI-compatible server
neonrp tui --import-card char.png # import a SillyTavern card first
Single-pane Claude Code-style transcript + input, slash-command workflow with completion, live token counters, and streaming output.
| Key | Action | Key | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
q / Ctrl+Q |
Quit | Ctrl+K / Ctrl+P |
Command palette | |
Esc |
Interrupt the in-flight turn | F6 |
Copy full transcript |
See the TUI Guide for the full picture.
Testing
uv run pytest -q # fast regression
uv run pytest --cov=neonrp --cov-report=term-missing # coverage
NEONRP_E2E_LLM=1 uv run pytest tests/test_llm_real_endpoint.py -q # real LLM e2e
Documentation
- CLI Reference — every command: validate, index, agents, import, sandbox/replay, embedding retrieval, and more.
- Tutorial: Your First Game — zero to first turn.
- TUI Guide — terminal UI documentation.
- Architecture Overview — system design.
- Product Roadmap — release direction.
- Developer Guide — contributing and internals.
1 maintainer
Metadata
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