Installation

Cobre v0.1.0 is a statically linked binary available for five platforms. Choose the method that best fits your environment.

Pre-built Binaries (Recommended)

Fastest for end users. No Rust toolchain or C compiler required.

Linux and macOS

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/cobre-rs/cobre/releases/latest/download/cobre-cli-installer.sh | sh

The installer places the cobre binary in $CARGO_HOME/bin (typically ~/.cargo/bin). Add that directory to your PATH if it is not already present.

Windows (PowerShell)

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/cobre-rs/cobre/releases/latest/download/cobre-cli-installer.ps1 | iex"

Supported Platforms

Platform	Target Triple
macOS (Apple Silicon)	`aarch64-apple-darwin`
macOS (Intel)	`x86_64-apple-darwin`
Linux (x86-64)	`x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu`
Linux (ARM64)	`aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu`
Windows (x86-64)	`x86_64-pc-windows-msvc`

You can also download individual archives directly from the GitHub Releases page.

Verify the Installation

cobre version

Expected output (exact versions and arch will vary):

cobre   v0.1.0
solver: HiGHS
comm:   local
zstd:   enabled
arch:   x86_64-linux
build:  release (lto=thin)

From crates.io

cargo install cobre-cli

Requires Rust 1.85+ and build prerequisites (see Build from Source below). Installs to $CARGO_HOME/bin.

Build from Source

For contributors or unsupported platforms.

Prerequisites

Dependency	Minimum Version	Notes
Rust toolchain	1.85 (stable)	Install via rustup
C compiler	any recent GCC or Clang	Required for the HiGHS LP solver
CMake	3.15	Required for the HiGHS build system
Git	any	Required for submodule initialization

Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cobre-rs/cobre.git
cd cobre

# Initialize HiGHS submodule (required for the solver backend)
git submodule update --init --recursive

# Build the release binary
cargo build --release -p cobre-cli

The binary is written to target/release/cobre. Optionally install to $CARGO_HOME/bin:

cargo install --path crates/cobre-cli

Verify:

./target/release/cobre version
cargo test --workspace --all-features

Next Steps

Your First Study — run a complete SDDP study end to end
Case Directory Format — how to structure input data
CLI Reference — complete flag and subcommand reference

Keyboard shortcuts

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