Download VarintKeel 2.9.30 and start with a server folder
This is the official download of VarintKeel for Windows. The button gives the original setup program of about 34 MB, not the portable single .exe, and the program installs like any other Windows application. Verify the checksum before you start the installer, which takes one command, because the installer is not code-signed yet and Windows may ask you to confirm it.
- Press the download button to get the setup program, about 34 MB.
- Compare the SHA-256 checksum of the file with the published manifest.
- Run the setup program. If Windows SmartScreen warns, choose More info and then Run anyway, but only after the checksum matches.
- Open the app, connect a model, choose your server folder and type your first task, for example a request to read enshrouded_server.json and list its fields.
You do not need an account to run VarintKeel. The app works on the files and folders that you choose on your PC. A cloud AI provider may charge separately for its API, which is a matter between you and that provider, while the built-in model is ready to use without an endpoint of your own. Your API keys stay on your PC. Use the Test button to check any endpoint that you add. If you only want to try the app, the built-in model needs no setup, and you can switch to your own model later. Nothing in your server folder is changed until you accept a diff in Ask first.
System requirements
VarintKeel is for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on x64 processors. The setup program is about 34 MB, and a portable single .exe of about 25 MB also exists, but the button on this page gives the setup program. Choose a working folder you may write to, because the file tools work in the chat's working folder. Web search, update checks and a cloud model use the network. The interface comes in 13 languages. The agent also works on a server you own over SSH or in WSL, and Shell runs in the environment that you choose, while the file tools stay in the chat's working folder. Pick a folder that contains a copy of your server files for the first test.
Updates and the Update button
New versions are published automatically, and the installer build enables auto-updates. The app shows an Update button when a new version is ready, so you choose when to apply it and can finish what you are doing first. This page describes version 2.9.30, released on 8 Nov 2026. Update checks are one of the optional features that use the network, and the privacy page lists the others. Updates replace the program, not your server files, so your enshrouded_server.json and your world folder stay where they are. Still, copy them before you update, as you would before any server update.
Check the file before you run it
certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\you\Downloads\<downloaded file>.exe" SHA256Open cmd.exe or PowerShell, run the command above with the path to your downloaded file and compare the SHA-256 value with the published manifest. The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Choose More info and then Run anyway only when the two values match. If they differ, do not run the file. The command prints one hash value; copy the value from the manifest next to it and compare the two character by character, or paste both into a text editor one above the other. Save the manifest value in a text file next to the download, so you can compare again if you download the file a second time.
