The mynerva-pbauthor tool is a command line interface (CLI) so it isn't distributed like most other graphical Windows software.

Install using scoop (recommended)

Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows that is analogous to brew or apt (in the MacOS and Linux worlds). You should use this method if you haven't set up Windows Subsystem for Linux.

1. Install the scoop tool (documentation). If you've already installed Scoop, you can skip this step.

   Open PowerShell (not Command Prompt) via the start menu and run the following commands:

   # Allow PowerShell to execute arbitrary code (you may be prompted to allow this)
   Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser
   # Download and execute the Scoop installer
   Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('<https://get.scoop.sh>')
   

2. Install the pbauthor tool.

   # Install git (this is required to add the Mynerva bucket)
   scoop install git
   
   # Tell scoop where to find Mynerva's published packages
   scoop bucket add pathbird <https://github.com/pathbird/scoop-bucket.git>
   
   # Install the mynerva-author tool
   scoop install pathbird/pbauthor
   

3. Test it!

   From either PowerShell (recommended) or the normal command prompt, you should be able to invoke the mynerva-author tool.

   # Authenticate with the Mynerva API
   # This should prompt you for your email and password
   pbauthor auth login
   
   # Check that the authentication worked
   pbauthor auth status
   

Install manually (advanced, WSL)

See the ‣ instructions. If you're using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), make sure you download the Linux-specific version of the CLI.