Installation

Prerequisites

RequirementMinimumCheckInstall
Python3.10+python --versionpython.org
LLM (optional)Ollama or API keyollama listollama.com

Installation methods

Recommended (uv)

uv tool install hezgene

Alternative: pipx

pipx install hezgene

Alternative: pip

pip install hezgene

Optional dependencies

HezGene supports multiple LLM providers via optional extras:

# OpenAI support
pip install hezgene[llm-openai]

# Anthropic support
pip install hezgene[llm-anthropic]

# Google Gemini support
pip install hezgene[llm-google]

# All LLM providers
pip install hezgene[all-llm]

Development install

If you want to contribute or work on HezGene itself:

git clone https://github.com/TechVenom/HezGene.git
cd HezGene
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

Verify installation

hezgene status
Tip
If hezgene is not found in your PATH after installation, try restarting your terminal or using python -m hezgene.cli as a fallback.
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