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Getting Started

Leverage Nelson tools and guides to give your development workflow AI-powered assistance and automation, bringing intelligent coding to your terminal.
Looking for quick setup? Check out the Quickstart Guide to get Nelson running in under 2 minutes.

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What is Nelson CLI?

Nelson CLI is a terminal-based AI assistant powered by Claude Sonnet 4. It provides full coding capabilities directly in your command line, with a unique personality that makes development more engaging.

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Core Capabilities

Natural Language Interface

Talk to Nelson like a colleague. Describe what you want, and Nelson handles the implementation.

File Operations

Read, write, and edit files directly. Nelson understands your codebase and makes intelligent changes.

Command Execution

Run tests, install packages, execute builds. Nelson integrates with your entire toolchain.

Iterative Development

Use Nelson Loop for automated iteration cycles that run until your goals are met.

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Quick Example

$ nelson

You: Create a REST API with Express that has user CRUD endpoints

Nelson: HA-HA! Let me set that up for you...

🔧 Tool: write_file → package.json
🔧 Tool: bash → npm install express
🔧 Tool: write_file → src/index.js
🔧 Tool: write_file → src/routes/users.js

Done! Your API is ready. Run `npm start` to launch it.

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Next Steps

Quickstart

Install and run Nelson in 2 minutes

Commands

Learn all available commands

Nelson Loop

Master iterative development

Tools

Explore file and bash operations