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Getting Started with Cody CLI

Cody CLI is AINative Studio's AI-powered terminal coding assistant. It runs in your terminal and uses AI to help you write, refactor, and understand code.

Installation​

npm install -g @ainative/cody-cli

npx (no install required)​

npx @ainative/cody-cli

curl installer (macOS / Linux)​

curl -fsSL https://ainative.studio/install-cody.sh | sh

Homebrew​

brew tap ainative-studio/cody
brew install cody

Authentication​

Sign in with your AINative account:

cody auth login

Or set an API key directly:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-sk-key
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://api.ainative.studio
ℹ️API Key Format

AINative API keys use the sk_ prefix. Get yours at ainative.studio/dashboard/api-keys.

First Run​

Interactive mode​

cody

Single prompt​

cody -p "Explain this codebase"
cody --print "What does this function do?"

Specify a model​

cody --model qwen-coder-7b -p "Fix this bug"

Key Concepts​

  • Tools — Cody can read/write files, run bash commands, search codebases, and more.
  • MCP Servers — Connect external tools via the Model Context Protocol.
  • Memory — Cody persists context across sessions automatically.
  • CODY.md — Place instructions for Cody in a CODY.md file at your project root.

Next Steps​