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Expand Up @@ -91,11 +91,18 @@ kickbacks poller install # background checks + cap / milestone alert
Updating: `brew update && brew upgrade kickbacks` (or `brew upgrade --cask kickbacks`).
The menu-bar app also checks for updates in the background and offers a one-click upgrade.

> **First launch — Gatekeeper prompt?** The app is unsigned, so macOS will block it on the first open.
> Run this once to clear the quarantine flag:
> ```bash
> xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Kickbacks.app
> ```
> Or right-click the app in Finder → **Open** → **Open**.

### Direct download

Download `Kickbacks.dmg` from the [latest release](https://github.com/amitray007/kickbacks/releases/latest),
open it, and drag `Kickbacks.app` to `/Applications`. On first launch right-click → Open to bypass
Gatekeeper (the app is unsigned).
open it, and drag `Kickbacks.app` to `/Applications`. Same Gatekeeper note applies — run
`xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Kickbacks.app` on first launch, or right-click → Open.

### Build from source

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