Rapid OS v3.1.1 Release Notes
Release Version: 3.1.1
Artifact Schema Version: 1 (unchanged from 3.1.0)
Python Requirement: Python >=3.10 (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.13 verified in CI)
1. Overview
Rapid OS v3.1.1 is a patch release that makes the stable installers work with coding harnesses. Before this release, install.sh added a shell alias and install.ps1 added a PowerShell profile function. Shortcuts (/rapid-<mode>) and Claude Code hooks run rapid from the agent's own non-interactive shell (Git Bash on Windows), which sees neither aliases nor profile functions, so they failed with rapid: command not found.
No command, flag, JSON output or artifact changed. Everything documented in the v3.1.0 release notes still applies.
2. What changed
install.sh(Linux, macOS, WSL): creates a private Python environment in~/.rapid-os/.venv, installs Rapid OS in it (editable, sogit checkout --detach <tag>in~/.rapid-oskeeps upgrading it) and links the executable to~/.local/bin/rapid. If~/.local/binis not onPATH, it adds it to~/.bashrcor~/.zshrc. It removes thealias rapid=line written by earlier installers (backup*.rapid-os.bak). Debian/Ubuntu need thepython3-venvpackage.install.ps1(Windows): creates$HOME\.rapid-os\.venv, installs Rapid OS in it, copiesrapid.exeto$HOME\.rapid-os\binand adds that folder to the userPATH. Onlyrapid.exelands onPATH, so the environment'spython.exenever replaces yours. It removes thefunction rapidwritten by earlier installers to$PROFILE(backup*.rapid-os.bak).- Documentation: the installation pages and the troubleshooting guide explain that shortcuts and hooks need
rapidas an executable onPATH, and how to check it from inside Claude Code (! which rapid).
3. Dependencies
The governance core still uses only the Python standard library. The installers need network access to clone the repository and to let pip fetch the build backend; optional integrations such as remote skills use Node.js/npx and need network access too.
4. Upgrade
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alyconr/Rapid-OS/v3.1.1/install.sh | bash # Linux, macOS, WSL
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alyconr/Rapid-OS/v3.1.1/install.ps1 | iex # Windows
Then open a new terminal and check:
rapid --version # Rapid OS 3.1.1
If you installed with pip or pipx, upgrade with pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/alyconr/Rapid-OS.git@v3.1.1 (or pipx install --force ...).