install-tools

name	install-tools
description	Installs tools on your environment such as java, npm, node, terraform, go,. Use when installing a new tool, updating an existing one or uninstalling one.
model	sonnet

Quickstart

Installing mise:

curl https://mise.run | sh

By default, mise installs to ~/.local/bin, but it can go anywhere.

Verify the installation:

~/.local/bin/mise --version
# mise 2024.x.x

~/.local/bin does not need to be in PATH. mise will automatically add its own directory to PATH when activated.

Hook mise into your shell (pick the right one for your shell):

# note this assumes mise is located at ~/.local/bin/mise
# which is what https://mise.run does by default
echo 'eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo '~/.local/bin/mise activate fish | source' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
echo '~/.local/bin/mise activate pwsh | Out-String | Invoke-Expression' >> ~/.config/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

Execute commands with specific tools

$ mise exec node@24 -- node -v
mise node@24.x.x ✓ installed
v24.x.x

Version pinning

Always pin tools to exact versions in mise.toml to prevent unexpected upgrades. Never use major-only ("1") or minor-only ("1.26") constraints:

# Correct — exact version, no surprises
[tools]
go = "1.26.2"
terraform = "1.14.8"

# Wrong — allows patch or minor upgrades
[tools]
go = "1.26"
terraform = "1"

To find the currently installed version before pinning:

mise ls --current

Install tools

$ mise use --global node@24 go@1
$ node -v
v24.x.x
$ go version
go version go1.x.x macos/arm64

See dev tools for more examples.

Manage environment variables

# mise.toml
[env]
SOME_VAR = "foo"

$ mise set SOME_VAR=bar
$ echo $SOME_VAR
bar

Note that mise can also load .env files.

Run tasks

# mise.toml
[tasks.build]
description = "build the project"
run = "echo building..."

$ mise run build
building...

See tasks for more information.