Installation

This guide covers the installation of SpecAlign on various platforms.

Requirements

• Python 3.9 or higher

• pip package manager

• OpenAI API key (or compatible provider)

Installation Methods

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install specalign

From Git Repository

pip install git+https://github.com/your-org/specalign.git

For Development

git clone https://github.com/your-org/specalign.git
cd specalign
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Verify Installation

After installation, verify that SpecAlign is correctly installed:

specalign --version

You should see output similar to:

SpecAlign version 1.0.0

Dependencies

SpecAlign depends on the following packages:

Package	Purpose
typer	CLI framework
openai	OpenAI API client
pydantic	Data validation
rich	Terminal formatting
numpy	Numerical operations
httpx	HTTP client

Next Steps

• Quickstart - Get started with your first run

• First Experiment - Run your first red-team experiment