Download Alera

The desktop workbench runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The companion mobile app runs on Android.

Alera Plugin

v1.1.4

Connect Your AI Client To Alera. One ZIP Includes The MCP Connection, 5 Skills With Their References, Guided Setup, And The Alera Logo.

Compatibility And Installation

Codex And ChatGPT Desktop: Extract The ZIP, Add The Local Marketplace, Install Alera, And Sign In Through OAuth.

Desktop Only In ChatGPT: Importing A ZIP With MCP Makes It Desktop-only, Even With A Remote HTTPS Server.

Public ChatGPT Web: Alera's Publisher Must Complete OpenAI Review And Publish A Directory Listing. Users Then Install That Listing Without Registering The MCP URL Manually; OAuth Can Still Be Required. This ZIP Does Not Provide That Web Installation, And No Public Alera Listing Is Verified Here.

Official Compatibility · Public Publication Steps

Download Plugin ZIPInstallation Guide

Alera For Claude Web

v1.0.0

Upload To Customize > Plugins In Claude Web. Includes Guided Setup, Workflow Skills, References, And The Remote Alera Connector.

Compatibility And Installation

Requires A Paid Claude Plan. Upload The ZIP Or .plugin Through Customize > Plugins. In The Plugin's Connectors Tab, Add And Connect Alera, Then Sign In Through OAuth.

One User Reported Preliminary Claude Web Success With An Unidentified Experimental ZIP. This Does Not Verify Every Package Or A Complete OAuth Flow.

Download Claude Plugin ZIPDownload .pluginClaude Web Setup

GrokBot Cursor

v1.0.0

Includes Cursor Local Plugin Setup, Workflow Skills, And Remote MCP.

Compatibility And Installation

Cursor: Extract The ZIP And Copy Its Complete Folder Into ~/.cursor/plugins/local/. Reload Cursor, Check Customize, And Connect Alera Through OAuth. Local Imports Must Be Allowed By Your Organization.

Grok Bot: Install Alera Only If Offered Under Plugins, Then Authorize It. Arbitrary ZIP Import And Cursor Account Synchronization Are Not Documented; This Download Does Not Publish A Marketplace Listing.

Download GrokBot Cursor ZIPGrokBot Cursor SetupChecksum

Agent Plugin

v1.0.0

A Pure Agent Plugins 1.0 Package With Portable Skills And Streamable HTTP MCP. No Provider Extensions Are Included.

Compatibility And Installation

Use A Client That Supports Agent Plugins 1.0 Skills And Remote MCP. Extract The ZIP And Import The Folder According To That Client's Instructions.

The Standard Does Not Define A Universal ZIP Installer Or OAuth Setup. Complete Your Client's Authorization Flow And Choose Runtime Access; Compatibility Depends On The Client.

Download Agent Plugin ZIPAgent Plugin SetupChecksum

GitHub Copilot

v1.0.0

An Independent Package For GitHub Copilot CLI, VS Code, And The GitHub Copilot App.

Compatibility And Installation

Copilot CLI: Extract The ZIP And Run copilot plugin install ./alera-copilot. Current CLI Validation Recognizes Skills And MCP; Direct Install Is Deprecated For A Future Marketplace-only Release.

VS Code: Register The Extracted Folder In chat.pluginLocations With Plugin Support Enabled. Organization Policies Apply.

GitHub Copilot App: Browse Customize > Plugins For Available Marketplace Plugins. CLI-configured Skills And MCP Are Documented As Available In The App; Check Your Actual Inventory. App ZIP Upload And A Shared OAuth Grant Are Not Established.

Sign In Through The Chosen Client's MCP Authorization Flow When Required. This Is GitHub Copilot, Not Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Download Copilot Plugin ZIPGitHub Copilot SetupChecksum

macOS

Install with Homebrew. Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or newer.

brew tap leynier/tap && brew install --cask alera

The cask clears the quarantine attribute after installing, because the macOS build is not notarized yet. Or unpack alera-0.109.0-macos.tar.gz and move Alera.app to your Applications folder.

Windows

Install with Scoop, which needs no administrator rights.

scoop bucket add leynier https://github.com/leynier/scoop-bucket
scoop install leynier/alera

Or with Chocolatey, from an elevated prompt.

choco install alera

Requires 64-bit Windows. Or unpack alera-0.109.0-windows.tar.gz anywhere and run Alera.exe.

Linux

Alera installs from a signed package repository so system dependencies resolve through apt or dnf. The same command installs and updates.

curl -fsSL https://alera.build/install.sh | sh

Requires x86_64 and Ubuntu 24.04 or newer, Debian 13 or newer, or Fedora. On RHEL, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux, enable EPEL first, which is where libayatana-appindicator-gtk3 comes from. openSUSE is not supported yet: the published RPM declares Fedora package names that openSUSE provides under different names.

Android

The companion app pairs with the runtime on your desktop over your own network, or through the optional encrypted relay; it is not a standalone editor. Mobile ships on its own version sequence, so its releases carry a-mobile tag suffix. This is the 64-bit Android APK (alera-0.52.0-android.apk) for phones such as a Pixel 7a.

Sideloading an APK means Android asks you to allow installs from your browser or file manager. There is no Play Store listing yet. Then pair the phone with your desktop.

iOS

Manual Linux Setup

To add the repository yourself instead of running the script, import the signing key fromhttps://updates.alera.build/linux/alera-archive-keyring.asc and confirm its fingerprint is5DE97E7CFE234A1C5869EC54708DA940734CF23A, then write one of these files.

Types: deb
URIs: https://updates.alera.build/linux/apt
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/alera-archive-keyring.asc

[alera]
name=Alera
baseurl=https://updates.alera.build/linux/rpm/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-alera

The published packages carry no per-package signature yet, so gpgcheck stays off while repo_gpgcheck verifies the signed repository metadata, which commits to the checksum of every package. That is the same chain apt relies on.

Code Signing Policy

Free code signing provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

SignPath.ioruns the signing service, and theSignPath Foundationissues the certificate to open source projects at no cost.

Alera is maintained by one person, who fills every role:Leynier Gutiérrez Gonzálezis the sole committer, reviewer, and approver of signing requests.

Data handling is described in the Privacy Policy. Alera is local-first: your projects, terminals, and settings stay on your machine.

Current status, so you know what to expect from your system: Linux packages are distributed through a repository whose metadata is signed with the key above. Windows and macOS builds arenot signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen reports an unknown publisher and macOS Gatekeeper asks you to allow the app explicitly. Windows signing through SignPath begins once the certificate is issued.