import os from 'node:os';
export function buildInstallGuide(): string {
const platform = os.platform();
if (platform === 'win32') {
return [
'CodeRabbit CLI is not available on native Windows. Use WSL2 and install it inside your Linux distro.',
'',
'WSL2 setup checklist:',
'1. From PowerShell run `wsl --install` (or open an existing Ubuntu distro).',
'2. Inside the WSL terminal run:',
' curl -fsSL https://cli.coderabbit.ai/install.sh | sh',
'3. After installation run `coderabbit auth login`, open the printed URL in a browser, and finish authentication.',
'4. Confirm with `coderabbit auth status` until it prints "Logged in as ...".',
'5. If necessary export the absolute binary path via `CODERABBIT_CLI_PATH` before calling run_review again.'
].join('\n');
}
const osLabel = platform === 'darwin' ? 'macOS' : 'Linux';
const homebrewHint = platform === 'darwin'
? '\n # Homebrew alternative\n brew install coderabbitai/cli/coderabbit'
: '';
return [
`CodeRabbit CLI was not detected. Please follow these steps on your ${osLabel} terminal:`,
'',
'1. Run the official installer:',
' curl -fsSL https://cli.coderabbit.ai/install.sh | sh',
homebrewHint,
'2. Authenticate the CLI:',
' coderabbit auth login # open the printed URL in your browser',
'3. Verify status:',
' coderabbit auth status # should show "Logged in as ..."',
'4. If the binary still cannot be found, export its absolute path via the CODERABBIT_CLI_PATH environment variable.'
].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
}
