Day ShiftInstallation

Download → launch → open a project

Start your local Day Shift workspace.

Download Day Shift for your platform. Evaluation needs no signup, license file, or online activation. The workspace runs locally; connected remote providers receive prompts and selected project context.

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GUI now available: Day Shift 0.3.3 includes the browser GUI and CLI. After installation, run day-shift serve --open from your project directory. See the installation guide to get started.

Quickstart

Open your browser workspace.

Day Shift 0.3.3 includes the browser GUI and CLI. Install the release, then open the launcher from anywhere or serve a project directly.

1. Download and install

Windows PowerShell

.\install.ps1

macOS / Linux shell

bash ./install.sh

Install system Node.js >=24.0.0 first, then open a new terminal and check node --version. Download and review the installer for your platform above. Run the PowerShell script on Windows; Bash is for the macOS/Linux script. Follow the installer’s PATH guidance.

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2. Launch the browser workspace

Launch from any directory

day-shift launch

Open the launcher to find and open a project.

Serve from a project

day-shift serve --open

Run this in your project directory to open its browser workspace. Keep the terminal running; Ctrl+C stops the server.

Both routes open Day Shift in your browser.

3. Open your project

In the launcher, choose a project to open. If you served from a project directory, its workspace opens directly. For a new workspace, follow its setup screen to initialize Day Shift. Open Project Brief to describe your idea, then Specs and Planning to prepare the work.

Read installation docsSee how it works

Guidance in the workspace

Find a useful first step in Academy.

Academy introduces Project Brief, Specs, and Planning, with short guides you can return to as you work.
Day Shift Academy introducing Project Brief, Specs, and Planning as the first three steps.

Start with one outcome, choose a small change, and prepare it for your coding agent.

Taskboard example · September 12, 2026 · Day Shift development build.

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Prefer the terminal?

Use Day Shift from the CLI.

Terminal workflows do not require the browser or a running GUI server. Both interfaces work with the same project files.

Your project stays local

Plans and evidence live alongside your code. Review what to commit; credentials and private runtime state belong outside version control.

Chat is an optional connection

Configure a provider when you want planning assistance. Remote inference uses the provider’s service and pricing. You can inspect and edit project documents without a model response.

Platform and provider supportStorage and disclosure