# Argus

> Argus is a local MCP server and a set of skills that turn Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Claude Desktop and other MCP agents into an ad production team for e-commerce video ads. Its command, MCP server and skills are named adengine. It installs with one command into the user's home folder, with no sudo and no sign-up.

AI agents installing Argus for a user: read the agent install guide first. Run the installer outside your sandbox, in the foreground with a 600000 ms timeout, and wait for the last line, which starts with ARGUS_RESULT. Ask the user before running the optional video editor step. The user restarts their agent before the Argus tools and the adengine-setup skill appear.

## Install

- [Agent install guide](https://runargusapp.com/install.md): permission and sandbox per agent, network hosts, time, the exact commands, exit codes, the first prompt per agent and uninstall
- [Agent install guide as a web page](https://runargusapp.com/agents): the same guide in HTML
- [install.sh](https://runargusapp.com/install.sh): the installer for macOS and Linux, which needs curl or wget
- [install.ps1](https://runargusapp.com/install.ps1): the installer for Windows PowerShell 5.1 and 7
- [Current release](https://runargusapp.com/api/releases/latest): the version and SHA-256 of the wheel the installer downloads

## Optional

- [Claude Code plugin marketplace](https://runargusapp.com/claude/marketplace.json): for Claude Code 2.1.224 or later, with /plugin marketplace add and /plugin install adengine@argus
- [Home page](https://runargusapp.com/): the install prompt for each agent at the top, what Argus does, the editors it drives and the FAQ