fix: replace broken native installer bootstrap script#26175
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The current bootstrap script at https://claude.ai/install.sh delegates to the binary's internal `install` subcommand, which silently fails to create ~/.local/bin/claude. Worse, it then deletes the user's existing npm global install as "cleanup", leaving them with no working `claude` command at all. This script reuses all the working parts of the original (argument validation, platform detection, GCS download, SHA256 verification) but replaces the broken install step with a direct `mv` of the verified binary to ~/.local/bin/claude, adds shell rc file PATH setup, and verifies the binary works before reporting success. Fixes anthropics#26173 Relates to anthropics#17486 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bashbootstrap script delegates to the downloaded binary'sinstallsubcommand, which silently fails to create~/.local/bin/claudeclaudecommandinstall.shthat directly places the verified binary at~/.local/bin/claude, sets up PATH in the user's shell rc file, and verifies the install before reporting successWhat changed vs the original bootstrap.sh
stable|latest|VERSION"$binary_path" install(silently fails)mv "$binary_path" ~/.local/bin/claudeclaude --versionto confirmContext
The native binary downloaded from GCS is a standalone ~175MB Mach-O executable (Bun-bundled) that works when run directly — the download and verification logic in the original script is fine. The only problem is the
"$binary_path" installstep, which fails to create the launcher and then the script removes the user's existing working install.Note: The actual bootstrap.sh is hosted on GCS (
claude-code-dist-*/claude-code-releases/bootstrap.sh), not in this repo. This PR adds the fixed script here as a reference for the internal team to apply to the hosted version.Test plan
bash install.shon macOS arm64 — binary at~/.local/bin/claude~/.local/bin/claude --version— prints version~/.zshrc(or appropriate rc file)claude --version— worksFixes #26173 #21061 #20490 #20345
Relates to #17486
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