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Quickstart
Five minutes from install to an agent with memory, a knowledge graph, and a task board. Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.
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Install the CLI
Installs thecoscommand globally.$uv tool install coding-os - 2
Initialize your project
Run inside your repo. Pick your agent (Claude Code or Codex) and stack — this scaffolds rules, hooks, skills, and the docs system, and builds the knowledge graph.$cos init - 3
Restart your agent
Your agent picks up the MCP server + hooks on the next session. The status banner confirms the cognitive loop is live. - 4
Watch it think
The hub shows the task board, graph, memory, and cognition traces for every registered project.$cos board --web
Want the why behind each step? Read How it works for the loop and the three brains, or Installation for the full requirements and per-agent notes.