# Quickstart

Install the CLI, run a session, and merge your first change request.

Canonical page: https://kortix.com/docs/quickstart

This page takes you from a fresh terminal to a merged change request (CR).
Every command below is copy-pasteable.

### Install the CLI

Run the install script. It downloads the `kortix` binary for your OS.

```sh
curl -fsSL https://kortix.com/install | bash
```

Kortix supports macOS and Linux. There is no Windows binary yet.

### Sign in

```sh
kortix login
```

This opens your browser for sign-in. After you sign in, `kortix login` picks
your account and a default [project](/docs/project) for you.

### Create or clone a project

A new account has no projects yet, so `kortix login` has none to pick. Run
`kortix init` with a name to create your first project. This scaffolds a
project directory on your machine.

```sh
kortix init my-app
cd my-app
kortix ship
```

`kortix ship` creates the project in Kortix Cloud on its first run, then
pushes your code. Run `kortix ship` again any time to sync local changes.

To work on a project that already exists in Kortix Cloud, clone it instead:

```sh
kortix projects clone <project-id>
```

Find `<project-id>` with `kortix projects ls`.

### Run a session

```sh
kortix sessions new --prompt "Build the login page"
```

This starts a [session](/docs/work/sessions). The agent works in its own
sandbox, on its own branch, so your project is not touched yet.

Attach to the session to watch progress and reply:

```sh
kortix sessions chat
```

### Review and merge the change request

When the agent finishes, it opens a change request with a summary and
the exact diff.

```sh
kortix cr ls
```

This lists the open CRs in your project. Review the one the agent opened, then
merge it to land the work on your default branch:

```sh
kortix cr merge 1
```

Replace `1` with the CR number from `kortix cr ls`. Nothing reaches your
project's default branch until you merge.

## Next steps

- [How the pieces fit](/docs/work)
Projects, sessions, and change requests, explained.
- [CLI command reference](/docs/cli)
Every command, flag, and subcommand.
- [The CLI dev loop](/docs/cli)
Link a repo, ship code, and manage sessions from your terminal.