Builder Guide

Installing the CLI

Install the Ichiloto command globally so the engine workflow is available from any terminal session.

1 min read First Steps cli composer install
A playable Ichiloto title screen rendered in the terminal.
Installing the CLI is the first move toward a game you can actually launch and test.

Ichiloto is distributed with a Composer-installed CLI, which keeps the onboarding path simple for PHP developers.

composer global require ichiloto/console

Composer installs the current Ichiloto release and resolves its dependencies automatically.

After installation, verify that the command is available:

ichiloto --help

A playable terminal build waiting at the title screen

If the command is missing, check that Composer's global bin directory is on your PATH. On Unix-like systems that usually means adding the Composer global bin path to your shell profile.

To update an existing global installation, run:

composer global update ichiloto/console --with-all-dependencies

The CLI is the front door for the engine, so it is worth fixing this properly instead of working around it. Most of the guide assumes the command is globally available.