Install on Windows

The Connector supports Windows 10 and Windows 11 on both amd64 and arm64.

Option 1: Direct download (recommended)

1. Open the latest release.
2. Download kuali-windows-amd64.exe (most PCs) or kuali-windows-arm64.exe (Copilot+ PCs and other ARM machines).
3. Rename the file to kuali.exe.

4. Move it to a folder on your PATH. A common choice is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\kuali\:

   $dir = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\kuali"
   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dir | Out-Null
   Move-Item -Force "$HOME\Downloads\kuali-windows-amd64.exe" "$dir\kuali.exe"
   

5. Add that folder to your user PATH if it isn't there already:

   [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(
     "PATH",
     "$env:PATH;$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\kuali",
     "User"
   )
   

   Open a new PowerShell window so the updated PATH takes effect.

Option 2: npx (no install)

If you have Node.js (18+) installed:

npx @kualico/kuali-connector@latest --help

Option 3: WSL

If you use Windows Subsystem for Linux, install the Linux build inside your WSL distro — see the Linux guide. An AI client running on Windows can still call a Connector installed in WSL if you point the MCP config at the WSL binary path (\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\you\.local\bin\kuali).

First-launch approval

Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time you run an unsigned executable.

If you see "Windows protected your PC"

Click More info, then Run anyway. You'll only see this once per machine.

Verify

kuali version

If the command isn't found, PATH likely didn't pick up the new folder — close and reopen PowerShell, or sign out and back in.

Uninstall

Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\kuali" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$HOME\.kuali" -Recurse -Force

To remove the directory from your PATH, open Settings → System → About → Advanced system settings → Environment Variables, find Path under User variables, edit, and remove the …\Programs\kuali entry.

If you stored API keys in Windows Credential Manager (via kuali auth login), open Credential Manager → Windows Credentials and delete the entries under the kuali-cli service.