diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-install-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-install-test.yml
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+name: Test Install Script
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  test-install:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        arch: [x86_64, aarch64]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Determine Branch Name
+      - name: Set Branch Name
+        id: branch-name
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+            echo "BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.head_ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      # Run the installation script
+      - name: Test installation script
+        run: |
+          curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/calimero-network/core/${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}/scripts/install.sh | bash
+
+      # Validate the binary installation
+      - name: Validate installation
+        run: |
+          which meroctl
+          meroctl --version
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+BINARY_NAME="meroctl"
+VERSION="v0.1.1"
+REPO="calimero-network/core"
+INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+
+# Detect OS and Architecture
+OS=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+case "$ARCH" in
+  "x86_64") ARCH="x86_64" ;;
+  "arm64" | "aarch64") ARCH="aarch64" ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH."
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ "$OS" == "darwin" ]; then
+  PLATFORM="apple-darwin"
+elif [ "$OS" == "linux" ]; then
+  PLATFORM="unknown-linux-gnu"
+else
+  echo "Unsupported operating system: $OS."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Construct download URL
+TARBALL_NAME="${BINARY_NAME}_${ARCH}-${PLATFORM}.tar.gz"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/download/$VERSION/$TARBALL_NAME"
+
+# Ensure installation directory exists
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+
+# Download binary tarball
+echo "Downloading $TARBALL_NAME from $DOWNLOAD_URL..."
+curl -L -o "$TARBALL_NAME" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+
+# Extract binary
+echo "Extracting $TARBALL_NAME..."
+tar -xzf "$TARBALL_NAME"
+chmod +x "$BINARY_NAME"
+
+# Move binary to user-local bin directory
+mv "$BINARY_NAME" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+rm "$TARBALL_NAME"
+
+# Add $HOME/.local/bin to PATH if not already present
+if ! echo "$PATH" | grep -q "$HOME/.local/bin"; then
+  echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  echo "Added $HOME/.local/bin to PATH. Reload your shell or run: source ~/.bashrc"
+fi
+
+echo "$BINARY_NAME installed successfully in $INSTALL_DIR. Run '$BINARY_NAME --version' to verify."