open-brainy/docs/guides/installation.md
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---
title: Installation
slug: getting-started/installation
public: true
category: getting-started
template: guide
order: 1
description: Install Brainy with npm, bun, yarn, or pnpm. Works in Node.js 22+ and Bun 1.0+ (server-only since 8.0). TypeScript included.
next:
- getting-started/quick-start
- guides/storage-adapters
---
# Installation
## Requirements
- **Node.js 22+** or **Bun 1.0+**
- TypeScript is optional — Brainy ships with full type definitions
## Install
```bash
npm install @soulcraftlabs/brainy
```
Or with your preferred package manager:
```bash
bun add @soulcraftlabs/brainy
yarn add @soulcraftlabs/brainy
pnpm add @soulcraftlabs/brainy
```
## Verify
```typescript
import { Brainy } from '@soulcraftlabs/brainy'
const brain = new Brainy()
await brain.init()
console.log('Brainy ready.')
```
## Native Acceleration (Optional)
For production workloads, add Cor for Rust-accelerated SIMD distance calculations and native embeddings:
```bash
npm install @soulcraft/cor
```
```typescript
import { Brainy } from '@soulcraftlabs/brainy'
const brain = new Brainy({ plugins: ['@soulcraft/cor'] })
await brain.init() // native providers registered during init
```
Cor registers native (Rust/SIMD) vector, metadata, and graph engines behind the same Brainy `find()` API — no code changes, an optional dependency for production-scale workloads.
## Server-only since 8.0
Brainy 8.0 runs on Node.js 22+ and Bun 1.0+. Browser support (OPFS storage,
Web Workers, in-browser WASM embeddings) was removed in 8.0 — the 7.x line
remains available on npm if you need it.
## TypeScript
Brainy ships with full TypeScript types. No `@types/` package needed:
```typescript
import { Brainy, NounType, VerbType } from '@soulcraftlabs/brainy'
const brain = new Brainy()
await brain.init()
const id = await brain.add({
data: 'Hello, Brainy',
type: NounType.Concept,
metadata: { created: Date.now() }
})
```
## Next Steps
- [Quick Start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start) — build your first knowledge graph in 60 seconds
- [Storage Adapters](/docs/guides/storage-adapters) — choose the right storage for your deployment