diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c2931d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Welcome to Basic Memory installer"
+
+# 1. Install uv if not present
+if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing uv package manager..."
+    curl -LsSf https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/0.1.23/uv-installer.sh | sh
+fi
+
+# 2. Configure Claude Desktop
+echo "Configuring Claude Desktop..."
+CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"
+
+# Create config directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CONFIG_FILE")"
+
+# If config file doesn't exist, create it with initial structure
+if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo '{"mcpServers": {}}' > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Add/update the basic-memory config using jq
+jq '.mcpServers."basic-memory" = {
+    "command": "uvx",
+    "args": ["basic-memory"]
+}' "$CONFIG_FILE" > "$CONFIG_FILE.tmp" && mv "$CONFIG_FILE.tmp" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+echo "Installation complete! Basic Memory is now available in Claude Desktop."
+echo "Please restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect."
+
+echo -e "\nQuick Start:"
+echo "1. You can run sync directly using: uvx basic-memory sync"
+echo "2. Optionally, install globally with: uv pip install basic-memory"
+echo -e "\nBuilt with ♥️ by Basic Machines."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 685b9952..bf736ea9 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "basic-memory"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ name = "click"
 version = "8.1.8"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
-    { name = "colorama", marker = "platform_system == 'Windows'" },
+    { name = "colorama", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
 ]
 sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b9/2e/0090cbf739cee7d23781ad4b89a9894a41538e4fcf4c31dcdd705b78eb8b/click-8.1.8.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ed53c9d8990d83c2a27deae68e4ee337473f6330c040a31d4225c9574d16096a", size = 226593 }
 wheels = [
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ email = [
     { name = "email-validator" },
 ]
 timezone = [
-    { name = "tzdata", marker = "platform_system == 'Windows'" },
+    { name = "tzdata", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ name = "tzlocal"
 version = "5.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
-    { name = "tzdata", marker = "platform_system == 'Windows'" },
+    { name = "tzdata", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
 ]
 sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/04/d3/c19d65ae67636fe63953b20c2e4a8ced4497ea232c43ff8d01db16de8dc0/tzlocal-5.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8d399205578f1a9342816409cc1e46a93ebd5755e39ea2d85334bea911bf0e6e", size = 30201 }
 wheels = [