Quick Start

Quick Start Guide

Get CortexPrism running in under 5 minutes.

# 1. Install (macOS/Linux)
curl -fsSL https://cortexprism.io/install.sh | bash

# 2. Configure
cortex setup

# 3. Chat
cortex chat

# 4. Web UI
cortex serve
# Open http://127.0.0.1:3000

Essential Commands

Command	Purpose
cortex chat	Start an interactive chat session
cortex chat --model gpt-4o	Override the active model
cortex chat --resume sess_abc123	Resume a previous session
cortex serve	Start the Web UI on port 3000
cortex serve -d	Run server in background
cortex stop	Stop server + all daemons
cortex setup	Re-run the setup wizard
cortex update	Check for and apply updates
cortex memory search "query"	Search agent memory

Chat Slash Commands

Inside cortex chat:

• /exit — Quit
• /help — Show available commands
• /clear — Clear the screen

Next Steps

• Getting Started — Detailed setup guide
• CLI Reference — All commands
• LLM Providers — Configure more AI providers
• Configuration — Customize your setup