#What is mise?

mise manages your development tools, environment variables, and project tasks. Declare them in mise.toml, commit the file, and use the same setup in your shell, your editor, and CI.

• Tools: install Node.js, Python, Go, and hundreds more, with different versions for each project.
• Environments: set project environment variables and load .env files.
• Tasks: run build, test, and other commands with the tools and environment they need.
• Bootstrap: declare machine setup, including system packages, dotfiles, and services.

Use the parts you need. Start with one tool or task and add more to the same config.

#Quickstart

#1. Install mise

On macOS or Linux:

curl https://mise.run | sh
~/.local/bin/mise --version

On Windows, install with winget install jdx.mise. See the installation guide for package managers and other installation methods.

The examples below use mise. If it isn't on your PATH yet, use ~/.local/bin/mise instead on macOS or Linux.

#2. Try a tool

mise exec node@24 -- node --version

This installs Node.js if needed and runs it for this command, without changing your project configuration. No shell activation is required.

For an existing project that already has a reviewed mise.toml, run mise install from its directory and mise tasks ls to discover its tasks.

#3. Give a project its own environment

In a project directory, create mise.toml:

[tools]
node = "24"

[env]
NODE_ENV = "development"

[tasks.hello]
description = "Print the project's Node.js version and environment"
run = '''node -e "console.log(process.version, process.env.NODE_ENV)"'''

Run the task:

mise run hello

mise installs the configured tool if needed, loads NODE_ENV, and runs the task. The output includes the Node.js version and development. Commit mise.toml so teammates and CI can run the same command.

To add tools later, run mise use python@3.14 from the project directory. Use mise use --global to set personal defaults. Version requests such as "24" select a release in that series; use exact pins or a lockfile when you need everyone to use the same resolved version.

#4. Activate your shell (optional)

Activation makes project tools and environment variables available directly when you enter a directory. For an installation from mise.run, add one of these lines to the corresponding shell config:

# ~/.bashrc
eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash)"

# ~/.zshrc
eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate zsh)"

# ~/.config/fish/config.fish
~/.local/bin/mise activate fish | source

Restart your shell, then run node --version inside the project. For PowerShell and other installation methods, follow the shell setup guide.

#Check your project setup

mise config ls
mise ls --current
mise exec -- node --version

These show which configuration files are loaded, which versions are selected, and whether the tool runs in the project environment. If mise exec works but node --version does not, check shell activation with mise doctor.

#Where to go next

#Demo

Watch mise install tools and switch Node.js versions as you change directories.

A text transcript is also available.

#GitHub Issues & Discussions

Use GitHub Discussions for support and feature requests. GitHub Issues are not used for new reports.

• Troubleshooting & Bug Reports: include a minimal config, the command you ran, expected behavior, and relevant error output. See the troubleshooting guide first.
• Ideas: suggest a feature or describe a workflow mise could support.
• Announcements: follow project updates.

#Special Thanks

Thanks to Namespace for providing CI services for mise.

#Contributors