New to the terminal? No worries. Follow these steps to get mrq running in under 2 minutes.
Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space, type "Terminal", press Enter) and run:
If you see a version number (like v20.10.0), you're good. Skip to step 3.
If you see "command not found", continue to step 2.
Download and install Node.js from the official website:
nodejs.org →Choose the LTS (Long Term Support) version. Run the installer and follow the prompts.
In Terminal, run:
This installs mrq globally so you can use it from any folder.
Run this to connect your CLI to your mrq account:
This opens your browser to sign in. After signing in, the CLI will save your credentials.
Navigate to your project folder and start mrq:
That's it! mrq will now capture snapshots automatically as you (or your AI) make changes.
Once mrq is running, you can view your snapshots and restore previous states from the dashboard.
The dashboard shows all your workspaces and snapshots. Click on any snapshot to see what changed, or restore to that point.
Open Dashboard →
You can also restore directly from the command line. Run mrq history to see recent snapshots, then mrq restore <id> to go back.