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+#!/bin/sh
+# This script installs the latest version of the Render CLI
+# You can run it directly:
+#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/render-oss/cli/bin/install.sh | sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Prevent running with partial download
+{ # this ensures the entire script is downloaded
+
+# Function to get latest release info using GitHub API
+get_latest_release() {
+    curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/render-oss/cli/releases/latest" |
+        sed -n 's/.*"tag_name": "\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p'
+}
+
+# Function to output error message and exit
+error() {
+    echo "Error: $1" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Check for required commands
+command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "curl is required but not installed"
+command -v sed >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "sed is required but not installed"
+command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "unzip is required but not installed"
+
+# Detect OS
+OS="$(uname -s)"
+case "${OS}" in
+    Linux*)     OS_NAME=linux;;
+    Darwin*)    OS_NAME=darwin;;
+    *)          error "Unsupported operating system: ${OS}";;
+esac
+
+# Detect architecture
+ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+case "${ARCH}" in
+    x86_64*)    ARCH_NAME=amd64;;
+    arm64*)     ARCH_NAME=arm64;;
+    aarch64*)   ARCH_NAME=arm64;;
+    *)          error "Unsupported architecture: ${ARCH}";;
+esac
+
+# Get the latest release version
+VERSION=$(get_latest_release)
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    error "Failed to get latest release version"
+fi
+
+# Remove 'v' prefix from version if present
+VERSION_NUM="${VERSION#v}"
+
+echo "Installing Render CLI version ${VERSION}..."
+
+# Construct download URL
+BINARY_NAME="cli_${VERSION_NUM}_${OS_NAME}_${ARCH_NAME}.zip"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/download/${VERSION}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+
+# Create temporary directory
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT
+
+# Download and install
+echo "Downloading from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}..."
+curl -fsSL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+
+# Determine install location
+if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+    INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
+else
+    INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Unzip in temporary directory
+unzip -o "${TMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" -d "${TMP_DIR}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# Find and move the binary
+RENDER_BINARY=$(find "${TMP_DIR}" -type f -name "cli_v*" | head -n 1)
+if [ -z "$RENDER_BINARY" ]; then
+    error "Could not find CLI binary in the archive"
+fi
+
+mv "${RENDER_BINARY}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/render"
+chmod +x "${INSTALL_DIR}/render"
+
+# Verify installation by checking the binary directly
+if [ -x "${INSTALL_DIR}/render" ]; then
+    echo "✨ Successfully installed Render CLI to ${INSTALL_DIR}/render"
+    echo
+    if ! command -v render >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "NOTE: Make sure ${INSTALL_DIR} is in your PATH by adding this to your shell's rc file:"
+        echo "  export PATH=\$PATH:${INSTALL_DIR}"
+        echo
+        echo "To use render CLI immediately, run:"
+        echo "  export PATH=\$PATH:${INSTALL_DIR}"
+        echo "  ${INSTALL_DIR}/render --version"
+    else
+        "${INSTALL_DIR}/render" --version
+    fi
+else
+    error "Installation failed: Could not install binary to ${INSTALL_DIR}/render"
+fi
+
+}