Setup

Check if the Vocal Bridge CLI is installed and install it if needed.

Step 1: Check if vb CLI exists

Try these in order:

1. which vb - Check if in PATH
2. python -m vocal_bridge.cli --version - Check if installed as module
3. pip show vocal-bridge - Check if package is installed

Step 2: If not installed, install it

If the CLI is not found, install using pip:

pip install --upgrade vocal-bridge

Or if using uv:

uv pip install --upgrade vocal-bridge

Step 3: Verify installation

Run: vb --version or python -m vocal_bridge.cli --version

If installation succeeds, inform the user they can now use Vocal Bridge commands like /vocal-bridge:login.

If pip install fails, suggest using the standalone script:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
curl -fsSL https://vocalbridgeai.com/cli/vb.py -o ~/.local/bin/vb && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/vb
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc

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