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Lantern Documentation

Welcome to Lantern, a self-contained Rust binary for orchestrating AI coding squads on your local machine.

Getting Started

• Quick Start: Install and launch your first squad in 5 minutes
• Agent Modes: Understand the different ways to run Lantern (default squad, solo goose, multi-agent)
• Installation: Step-by-step installation, dependencies, and setup

Core Concepts

• Architecture: How Lantern works (MCP server, local runner, state store)
• Command Reference: Full list of all lantern subcommands
• MCP Tools: The devorch_* tools agents use to communicate

Help & Support

• Troubleshooting & FAQ: Common issues and how to fix them
• Contributing: Development workflow and how to contribute
• Security: Security policy and vulnerability reporting
• Issues: Report bugs or request features

Key Facts

• No cloud dependencies — everything runs locally
• Zero credentials required — no API keys, tokens, or secrets
• SQLite state store at ~/.lantern/data/relay/lantern.db
• Optional Temporal at 127.0.0.1:8243 for workflow logging
• macOS + iTerm2 only (Linux/Windows support planned)