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Quick Start

Get Nova AI running in 2 minutes.

New User?

For detailed onboarding with troubleshooting, see the Onboarding Guide.

1. Install

# Step 1: Add the private marketplace (one-time)
/plugin marketplace add Jaureguy760/nova_ai

# Step 2: Install Nova AI
/plugin install nova-ai

Prerequisites

  • Claude Code installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
  • GitHub CLI authenticated (gh auth login)
  • Collaborator access to the repo (ask the owner)
git clone https://github.com/Jaureguy760/nova_ai.git
cd nova_ai
pip install -e .

2. Set API Key

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

3. Initialize

/init  # Downloads 5.4GB knowledge base

4. Run Your First Task

/novaai add a hello world endpoint to the API

That's it! Nova AI will:

  1. Ask clarifying questions
  2. Search the knowledge base for patterns
  3. Present a plan for approval
  4. Implement with code review and tests

What Just Happened?

sequenceDiagram
    participant You
    participant Orchestrator
    participant Implementer
    participant Reviewer
    participant Validator

    You->>Orchestrator: /novaai "add endpoint"
    Orchestrator->>You: Clarifying questions
    You->>Orchestrator: Answers
    Orchestrator->>Implementer: Write code
    Implementer->>Reviewer: Code for review
    Reviewer->>Implementer: Feedback (if needed)
    Implementer->>Validator: Run tests
    Validator->>You: Ready to commit

Try More Commands

# Review a PR
/novaai review PR #123 and fix security issues

# Debug a failing test
/novaai fix the login test failure

# Refactor code
/novaai refactor payment module for better performance

# Add tests
/novaai add unit tests for UserService

Next Steps