# Getting Started

URL: https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started

> Get up and running with Hanzo Dev in minutes.

Hanzo Dev is an AI-powered coding assistant that runs in your terminal. It provides interactive TUI sessions, non-interactive execution for CI/CD, multi-agent orchestration, and sandboxed command execution.

## Quick Start

**npm**

```bash
npm install -g @hanzo/dev
```

**Homebrew**

```bash
brew tap hanzoai/tap
brew install hanzo-dev
```

**From source**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/hanzoai/dev.git
cd dev
git submodule update --init --depth 1
make install
```

Then launch:

```bash
dev "explain this codebase to me"
```

## Next Steps

- [Installation details](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started/install) for system requirements and build options
- [Authentication](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started/authentication) to connect your API key
- [Configuration](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/configuration) to customize behavior
- [CLI Reference](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/reference/cli) for all commands and options

- [Installation](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started/install): Install Hanzo Dev from npm, Homebrew, or build from source.
- [Homebrew](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started/homebrew): Install Hanzo Dev via Homebrew on macOS.
- [Authentication](https://docs.hanzo.ai/docs/dev/getting-started/authentication): Sign Hanzo Dev in to the Hanzo cloud.