Installation

DeepScanBot ships as a single binary with no runtime dependencies. Choose your platform below to see the install instructions.

npm

The easiest way to install is via npm. It downloads the correct binary for your operating system and architecture.

npm install -g @mindfiredigital/deepscanbot

After installation, verify it works:

deepscanbot --help
deepscanbot doctor

Supported platforms: macOS (Intel x64, Apple Silicon arm64), Linux (amd64, arm64), Windows (amd64)

Requirements: Node.js 18+. No additional runtime dependencies.

DeepScanBot is distributed as an npm package containing pre-built binaries for all supported platforms. During installation, the postinstall script detects your OS and architecture, locates the correct binary, and installs it to your npm global bin directory. You get the performance of a native binary with the convenience of npm package management.

macOS

Homebrew:

brew tap mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot homebrew-tap
brew install deepscanbot

To upgrade to the latest version:

brew upgrade deepscanbot

One-liner:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Install a specific version:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- -b /usr/local/bin -v v1.0.0

The script detects your OS and architecture, downloads the binary, verifies the checksum, and installs it.

Manual download:

Architecture	Binary Name
Intel x64	deepscanbot_darwin_amd64
Apple Silicon	deepscanbot_darwin_arm64

chmod +x deepscanbot_darwin_*
sudo mv deepscanbot_darwin_amd64 /usr/local/bin/deepscanbot

Linux

One-liner:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Install a specific version:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- -b /usr/local/bin -v v1.0.0

The script detects your OS and architecture, downloads the binary, verifies the checksum, and installs it.

Manual download:

Architecture	Binary Name
amd64	deepscanbot_linux_amd64
arm64	deepscanbot_linux_arm64

chmod +x deepscanbot_linux_*
sudo mv deepscanbot_linux_amd64 /usr/local/bin/deepscanbot

Windows

PowerShell:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/main/scripts/install.ps1'))

Install a specific version:

.\install.ps1 -InstallDir "C:\tools" -Version "v1.0.0"

The script installs to $env:ProgramFiles\DeepScanBot by default and offers to add it to your PATH.

Manual download:

Architecture	Binary Name
amd64	deepscanbot_windows_amd64.exe

Run PowerShell as Administrator:

Move-Item .\deepscanbot_windows_amd64.exe C:\Windows\System32\deepscanbot.exe

From Source

Requires Go 1.22+:

go install github.com/mindfiredigital/DeepScanBot/apps/cli@latest

The binary is placed in $GOPATH/bin (typically ~/go/bin).

Verify Installation

deepscanbot --help
deepscanbot doctor
deepscanbot scan https://example.com depth=0 --json

Download the binary for your platform from the latest release.