Quickstart

Prerequisites

Python 3.13+ with uv
Bun for the desktop app when running from source
An LLM provider: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, or OpenAI account sign-in

Arden currently runs from a source checkout:

git clone https://github.com/esceptico/arden.git arden
cd arden
cp .env.example .env
just install

Learn the app surfaces: chat, approvals, settings, memory, and traces.

Customize models, integrations, and runtime settings.

Understand how Arden remembers things.

Let Arden read and send emails.