Installation

Get MetaScript running in your project in minutes.

Prerequisites

Before installing MetaScript, make sure you have:

The fastest way to get started:

npm create metascript@latest my-app
cd my-app
npm run dev

If you prefer to set things up manually:

npm install -D @metascript/compiler

npm install @metascript/core

Create a build.ms file in your project root:

// build.ms
export const package = {
  name: "my-app",
  version: "1.0.0",
  backends: ["js"], // or ["c"] or ["erlang"]
};

export const deps = {};

Install a plugin for syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and LSP support.

Features: Syntax highlighting, LSP, Debugger integration

{ "metascriptlang/metascript.nvim" }

use "metascriptlang/metascript.nvim"

Features: Syntax highlighting, LSP, Treesitter support

Features: Syntax highlighting, LSP, Run configurations

msc login

Feature	Description
Publish packages	Share your code on pkg.metascriptlang.org
Claim your username	Reserve `@yourname` for your packages
Create organizations	Team collaboration with `@org/package`
Follow packages	Get notified on new releases
Manage API keys	Automate publishing in CI/CD

After signing in, your profile at pkg.metascriptlang.org/@username shows:

Run the following to verify everything is working:

msc --version

You should see output like:

MetaScript Compiler v0.1.0

Now that you're set up: