Getting started

Install the CLI once, then manage packs from any repository. Requires Node.js 24 or later.

1. Install the CLI

npm install -g baselane

Verify it works:

baselane --help

2. Install your first pack

baselane install github:owner/repo@v1.0.0

Vendors the pack's skills into .claude/ and records the exact version installed in harness.json — never a range. Baselane calls this exact record a pin. See what a pack is and every source form in the CLI reference.

3. Check for drift

baselane drift

Exits 0 when clean, 1 when something's drifted. See what drift means.

4. Update

baselane update

Re-resolves and re-materializes everything already pinned in harness.json.

5. Install machine-wide (-g)

baselane install github:owner/repo@v1.0.0 -g

-g / --global targets ~/.baselane/harness.json instead of the repo. Use it for skills and agents you want in every repo, not just one.