# rpk ai install

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/agentic-data-plane/reference/rpk/rpk-ai/rpk-ai-install.md -->

Install the Redpanda AI CLI.

This command installs the latest version by default.

Alternatively, you may specify an rpk ai version using the --ai-version flag.

You may force the installation using the --force flag.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk ai install [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --ai-version | string | Redpanda AI CLI version to install (e.g. 0.1.2) (default "latest"). |
| --force | - | Force install of the Redpanda AI CLI. |
| -h, --help | - | Help for install. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; '-X help' for detail or '-X list' for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | - | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |