Install Partner on macOS

Partner ships for macOS as a signed and notarized .pkg installer. It installs the Partner host and registers a launchd system daemon that starts at boot.

The installer is self-contained — the Partner program is statically built against system libraries only, so there is nothing else to download (no Xcode, no Command Line Tools, no Homebrew).

Install

1. Download Partner.pkg.

2. Double-click it and follow the installer, or install from the terminal:

   sudo installer -pkg Partner.pkg -target /

3. The installer loads the Partner daemon automatically. Confirm it is running:

   sudo launchctl print system/xyz.partner.partnerd

   You should see the daemon listed and running.

Because the package is notarized by Apple, macOS Gatekeeper will let it install without the "unidentified developer" block. If you see that warning, you likely have an unofficial build — re-download from the official source.

Verify it is self-contained

otool -L "$(command -v partnerd)"
# expected: only system libraries (e.g. /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib)

Check your connection details

partnerd status

This prints your stable machine ID and a short-lived connection code. Continue with Getting started.

Where things live

Item	Location
Daemon	launchd system daemon xyz.partner.partnerd
Logs	/var/log/partnerd.log and /var/log/partnerd.err.log

To remove Partner later, see Uninstall.