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Download the installer that matches your machine, run it, click through one expected security warning. No account, no admin rights, nothing it does touches the network beyond a one-time model download. Windows 10/11, x64 and ARM64.
ModelBrain-Setup-x64.exe (ordinary Intel/AMD machines) or ModelBrain-Setup-arm64.exe (Windows-on-ARM) from the download page, which also has the current file's SHA-256 if you want to verify it yourself.%LOCALAPPDATA%\ModelBrain\data — ordinary files on your disk, deliberately outside your roaming profile since it can hold gigabytes of model weights. modelbrain config prints the exact path.
Installed under your local app data, not Program Files. It registers itself with Claude Desktop automatically every time it starts — see connecting Claude Desktop.
ModelBrain isn't code-signed yet for this release, a paid step being deliberately skipped for now. The warning is expected: click "More info", then "Run anyway". If you want to verify the file yourself first, its SHA-256 is on the download page.
No. It installs per-user, into your own local app data, with no admin prompt.
Windows 10 and 11, both ordinary x64 machines and Windows-on-ARM (ARM64) devices. Pick the installer that matches your machine on the download page.
Connect ModelBrain to the assistant you actually use.
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