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+# World CLI (deprecated)
+
+World CLI now lives in [argus-labs/world-engine](https://github.com/argus-labs/world-engine/tree/main/cli)
+and ships as a Go tool inside the World Engine module, so a game's CLI is always the same version as
+its World Engine. This repository no longer receives releases, and the `install.world.dev` install
+scripts are deprecated. You need Go 1.27.1 or later.
+
+Install the `world` command and create a project:
+
+```sh
+go install github.com/argus-labs/world-engine/cli/cmd/world@latest
+world setup my-game
+```
+
+Inside a project, `world` runs the version the project pins. To add World CLI to an existing game at
+its current World Engine version:
+
+```sh
+go mod edit -tool=github.com/argus-labs/world-engine/cli/cmd/world
+go mod tidy
+```
+
+The binaries attached to past [releases](https://github.com/Argus-Labs/world-cli/releases) stay
+available for projects pinned to them. The source in this repository predates World CLI v2 and is
+not maintained.