Install Ultra

Install the Ultra binary on macOS, Linux, or Windows

For enterprise fleet deployment via Jamf Pro, see the MDM Deployment Guide. It covers zero-touch installation, deploy key authentication, and per-user identity resolution via SCIM.

Download from Website

Download Ultra

Visit ultra.security and download the installer for your platform.

macOS

Download the signed and notarized .pkg installer and double-click to install.

You can also download the .pkg directly:

https://get.ultra.security/v{VERSION}/Ultra-{VERSION}-macOS.pkg

Linux & Windows

Download the binary for your platform from the website and place it in your PATH.

Verify Installation

After installing, open your AI client and ask it to verify:

• “Check your connection to Ultra”
• “Run ultra doctor”

Your client should confirm that Ultra is installed and running.

CLI

Install via Terminal

Run the install script:

curl -sSL https://get.ultra.security/install.sh | sh

The install script:

• Auto-detects your OS (macOS, Linux, Windows) and architecture (amd64, arm64)
• Downloads from CDN (get.ultra.security) with GitHub Releases fallback
• Installs to /usr/local/bin (or uses sudo if needed)
• Removes macOS quarantine attributes automatically

Environment Variables

Customize the installation with environment variables:

Variable	Default	Description
INSTALL_DIR	/usr/local/bin	Custom installation directory
VERSION	Latest release	Pin to a specific version

# Install to a custom directory
INSTALL_DIR=~/.local/bin curl -sSL https://get.ultra.security/install.sh | sh

# Install a specific version
VERSION=0.5.0 curl -sSL https://get.ultra.security/install.sh | sh

Verify Installation

After installing, verify Ultra is working:

ultra version

Run diagnostics to check your system:

ultra doctor

Upgrading

Re-run the install script to upgrade to the latest version:

curl -sSL https://get.ultra.security/install.sh | sh

Platform Support

Platform	Architecture	Status
macOS	Intel (amd64)	Supported
macOS	Apple Silicon (arm64)	Supported
Linux	amd64	Supported
Linux	arm64	Supported
Windows	amd64	Supported

After installing or upgrading Ultra, restart your MCP client (e.g., quit and reopen Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) for changes to take effect.

Ultra is distributed from a private repository. go install is not available. Use the website download or install script.

Next Steps

Configure Clients

Set up your MCP clients to use Ultra