Install Beacon

Install the Beacon CLI with Homebrew or platform archives

Homebrew

Install the Beacon CLI with Homebrew:

Install Beacon

brew tap asymptote-labs/tap
brew install beacon
beacon version

Example output

beacon version output

$ beacon version
beacon version 0.0.66

Other install methods

Beacon releases publish macOS and Linux archives for amd64 and arm64 alongside Homebrew builds. For archive-based installs or source builds, see Manual CLI Installation.

Apple Silicon endpoint package releases are attached to GitHub Releases as signed, notarized, and stapled .pkg assets for MDM or manual system installs. Use those package assets when you want /opt/beacon, the local collector LaunchDaemon, and the bundled Vector forwarder helpers installed together.

Next steps

After installing Beacon, configure the workflow you need:

Endpoint telemetry

Configure local agent harness telemetry.

Cloud agent telemetry

Configure provider-managed cloud agent telemetry setup helpers.

CI telemetry

Run ephemeral AI runtime telemetry collection in CI.

Upgrade Beacon

Keep the Beacon CLI up to date.