2.x quickstart
Download the native archive for your system, extract it, and run ./qiongli --version in a terminal. On Windows, use .\qiongli.exe --version. The executable includes its research resources; no separate Python, Node.js or Rust runtime is needed. The installation guide also gives the requirements and commands for each package-manager channel.
Check the installation
After adding the executable to PATH, run:
qiongli doctor
qiongli setup
qiongli content
qiongli projectsetup reviews other visible CLI copies without deleting or moving them. project lists registered research projects; use qiongli help project create for creation options. Preserve project files and backups before updating packages. Removing an application package is not research-data cleanup.
Use a Host
In a terminal, run qiongli install. The recommended Plugin includes Skills, the native program and Full MCP; no separate Skills or MCP package is needed. Choose the Host and review the destination, file plan and separate registration confirmation. Later install plugin runs discover the registered source. See the complete example.
Run qiongli mcp check for a local protocol check. This does not verify that the Host has loaded the Plugin.
Start a new Host session after updating and confirm that its tools are available. Then ask for the work directly, such as “Read this paper and explain its findings and evidence limits.” New Codex Plugin builds also expose $qiongli-paper-read. The entry loads shared guidance and the relevant workflow; it does not restart the entire research lifecycle.
Save and continue
Review proposed changes before saving. Graph rebuilds canonical records; ordinary notes need Host-assisted normalization into source-bound records first. At a stage boundary, request a summary that preserves findings, sources and changes. Original files remain intact. Any cleanup requires your selection of individual files and your own deletion action.