Install

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Supported today:

Linux x86_64
Python 3.12+
uv
/dev/kvm

Optional for outbound guest networking:

ip
nft or iptables
privilege to create TAP devices and configure NAT

Not supported today:

macOS
Windows
Linux hosts without working KVM at /dev/kvm

If you do not already have uv, install it first:

python -m pip install uv

Fastest Evaluation Path

Use the package directly without a manual install:

1. Check the host first

uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor

Expected success signals:

Platform: linux-x86_64
Runtime: PASS
KVM: exists=yes readable=yes writable=yes
Environment cache: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments
Capabilities: vm_boot=yes guest_exec=yes guest_network=yes
Networking: tun=yes ip_forward=yes

If Runtime: FAIL, stop here and use troubleshooting.md.

2. Inspect the catalog

uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list

Expected output:

Catalog version: 2.0.0
debian:12 [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git preinstalled for common agent workflows.
debian:12-base [installed|not installed] Minimal Debian 12 environment for shell and core Unix tooling.
debian:12-build [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git and common build tools preinstalled.

3. Pull the default environment

uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12

4. Run one command in a guest

uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version

Expected success signals:

git version ...
[run] environment=debian:12 execution_mode=guest_vsock exit_code=0 duration_ms=...

If guest execution is unavailable, the command fails unless you explicitly pass --allow-host-compat.

For a fuller copy-pasteable transcript, see first-run.md.

Installed CLI

uv tool install pyro-mcp
pyro --version
pyro doctor
pyro env list
pyro env pull debian:12
pyro run debian:12 -- git --version

After the CLI path works, you can move on to:

MCP: pyro mcp serve
Python SDK: from pyro_mcp import Pyro
Demos: pyro demo or pyro demo --network

Contributor Clone

git lfs install
git clone <repo>
cd pyro
git lfs pull
make setup

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