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Installation

Install the Eventboat CLI binary on your platform.

Prerequisites

  • Go 1.25+ (for building from source)
  • No runtime dependencies — everything is compiled into one binary

Install

go install github.com/eventboat/eventboat/cmd/eventboat@latest

Verify:

eventboat help

You should see the help screen with 11 commands listed.

What’s in the binary

ComponentIncluded
Engine (spool/settle/checkpoint)
CLI (verify/test/run/trigger/jobs/explain/replay/repl/lsp/plugin/mcp)
Built-in sources (kafka/http_server/cron/file/sql)
Built-in sinks (kafka/http/file/drop)
Built-in codecs (json/raw/csv/avro/protobuf)
MCP server (15 tools)
LSP (diagnostics/completion/hover)
Admin REST + SSE + read-only UI
OpenTelemetry (OTLP + Prometheus)
SQLite storage (pure Go, no CGO)

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