Installation

Get WhatThePatch up and running in minutes.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.9+ - Check with python3 --version
  • pip - Python package manager
  • curl - For the one-liner install

Quick Install (Recommended)

Run this single command to install WhatThePatch:

Terminal
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaronmedina-dev/WhatThePatch/main/install.sh | bash

This will:

  1. Download WhatThePatch to ~/.whatthepatch/
  2. Install Python dependencies
  3. Guide you through initial configuration
  4. Create the wtp command

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually:

Terminal
# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/aaronmedina-dev/WhatThePatch.git cd WhatThePatch # Run the setup wizard python3 setup.py

Verify Installation

Terminal
# Check version wtp --version # View current configuration wtp --status # Test your AI engine connection wtp --test-config

Updating

To update to the latest version:

Terminal
wtp --update

Uninstalling

Terminal
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaronmedina-dev/WhatThePatch/main/uninstall.sh | bash

Or manually:

Terminal
rm -rf ~/.whatthepatch ~/.local/bin/wtp

Next Steps