Parallel CLI Setup

Set up or maintain parallel-cli with minimal friction. If you are running this prompt, your goal is to follow the instructions below and set up parallel-cli for the user so that they can execute searches, run extracts, deep research, etc.

Step 1: Install or upgrade the CLI

Check whether the CLI exists:

command -v parallel-cli

If missing, install with any of these methods:

1. macOS only: brew install parallel-web/tap/parallel-cli
2. Linux/macOS/Windows (uv): uv tool install "parallel-web-tools[cli]"
3. Linux/macOS/Windows (npm): npm install -g parallel-web-cli
4. Linux/macOS/Windows (pipx): pipx install "parallel-web-tools[cli]" && pipx ensurepath