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Installation

Learn how to add LC as a dependency to your Rust project.

Adding the Dependency​

Add LC to your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
lc-cli = "0.1.1"
Package Name

Note that the package name is lc-cli (as defined in the [package] section), not just lc.

With Specific Features​

LC supports optional features that you can enable based on your needs:

[dependencies]
lc-cli = { version = "0.1.1", features = ["unix-sockets", "pdf"] }

Available Features​

FeatureDescriptionDefaultPlatforms
unix-socketsUnix domain socket support for MCP daemon✅ (Unix only)Linux, macOS, WSL2
pdfPDF processing capabilities✅All platforms

Platform-Specific Builds​

Unix Systems (Linux, macOS, WSL2)​

[dependencies]
lc-cli = "0.1.1"  # All features enabled by default

Windows (without Unix sockets)​

[dependencies]
lc-cli = { version = "0.1.1", default-features = false, features = ["pdf"] }

Minimal Build (no optional features)​

[dependencies]
lc-cli = { version = "0.1.1", default-features = false }

Async Runtime​

LC is built on tokio, so your project needs an async runtime. Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
lc-cli = "0.1.1"
tokio = { version = "1.35", features = ["full"] }

And use #[tokio::main] in your main function:

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Your code here
    Ok(())
}

Verification​

Create a simple test to verify the installation:

// src/main.rs
use lc_cli::Config;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Try to load the configuration
    match Config::load() {
        Ok(config) => println!("LC library loaded successfully!"),
        Err(e) => println!("Config load failed (expected if not configured): {}", e),
    }
    Ok(())
}

Run with:

cargo run

If you see "LC library loaded successfully!" or a config-related error (which is normal if you haven't set up providers yet), the library is installed correctly.

Next Steps​