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Intro

AlphaBase product overview and getting started flow.

AlphaBase is an open-source AI engineering workspace with one runtime and multiple app surfaces:

  • CLI + TUI (packages/alphabase)
  • Desktop app (packages/desktop)
  • VS Code extension (packages/extensions/vscode-v2)
  • Browser UI (alphabase web, backed by packages/app)
  • API/SDK integrations (packages/sdk/js)

Start In 10 Minutes

  1. Install AlphaBase:
Terminal window
curl -fsSL https://alphabase.ai/install | bash
  1. Open your project directory:
Terminal window
cd /path/to/project
  1. Launch the TUI:
Terminal window
alphabase
  1. Connect at least one model provider.
  2. Pick a model and agent mode.
  3. Run your first prompt:
Create hello-world.txt with one line: Hello, AlphaBase.

Choose Your Surface

  • Use CLI for automation and terminal workflows.
  • Use TUI for interactive terminal-first work.
  • Use IDE for editor-native chat and tool execution.
  • Use Web for browser-based local sessions.

Core Runtime Concepts

  • Providers: model backends and credentials.
  • Tools: file/system/tool execution contracts.
  • Server: local runtime API used by clients.
  • Troubleshooting: health checks and failure recovery.
  • Ecosystem: package map and deployment topology.