Installation & Setup

This guide will help you set up Cordenex for the first time and start your first autonomous engineering session.

Prerequisites

• Go 1.22+ (if building from source)
• Node.js & NPM (if installing via NPM)
• An API Key from one of the following providers:
  • Anthropic (Recommended: Claude 3.5 Sonnet)
  • Groq (Recommended: Llama 3.3 70B for Speed)
  • Google AI (Gemini 2.0 Flash)
  • OpenAI (GPT-4o)

Installation Methods

1. Install via NPM (Recommended)

npm install -g @cortiqa/cordenex

2. Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/cortiqa-ai/cordenex.git
cd cordenex
go build -o cordenex ./cmd/cordenex
# Move to your path
mv cordenex /usr/local/bin/

Initial Configuration

Before running, you need to tell Cordenex which AI to use.

# Example: Using Anthropic
cordenex config set providers.anthropic.api_key your_key_here
cordenex switch claude-3-5-sonnet

# Or using Groq (Free/Fast)
cordenex config set providers.groq.api_key your_key_here
cordenex switch llama-3.3-70b-versatile

Your First Turn

1. Navigate to a project directory:

   cd my-react-app
   

2. Initialize Project Memory:

   cordenex init
   

3. Open the Chat:

   cordenex chat
   

4. Ask for a task:

   "Refactor the Navbar component to use TailwindCSS and add a mobile responsive menu."