Warning: This document is for an old version of Rasa Core. The latest version is 0.14.5.

Installation

Install Rasa Core to get started with the Rasa stack.

Note

You can also get started without installing anything by going to the Quickstart

Install Rasa Core

The recommended way to install Rasa Core is using pip:

    

pip install rasa_core
    
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If you alredy have rasa_core installed and want to update it run:

    

pip install -U rasa_core
    
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Unless you’ve already got numpy & scipy installed, we highly recommend that you install and use Anaconda.

If you want to use the bleeding edge version of Rasa use github + setup.py:

git clone https://github.com/RasaHQ/rasa_core.git
cd rasa_core
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

Note

If you want to change the Rasa Core code and want to run the tests or build the documentation, you need to install the development dependencies:

pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
pip install -e .

Add Natural Language Understanding

We use Rasa NLU for intent classification & entity extraction. To get it, run

pip install rasa_nlu[tensorflow]

Full instructions can be found here.

You can also use other NLU services like wit.ai, dialogflow, or LUIS. In fact, you don’t need to use NLU at all, if your messaging app uses buttons rather than free text.

Getting Started

To see your newly installed Rasa Core in action, head over to the Quickstart.