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Get Foundry running in a few minutes. The setup wizard handles infrastructure (Docker), authentication, and launches the dashboard.Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ (LTS recommended, for example through nvm)

Docker & Docker Compose, for the DragonflyDB state store

At least one AI provider CLI or API key that you already pay for (BYOK): Cursor CLI, Claude, Gemini, Codex or an OpenRouter key

Install and start# 1. Clone and install git clone https://github.com/bifrost5/foundry.git cd foundry npm install # 2. Run the setup wizard # Starts the infrastructure, sets up auth and state, and opens the dashboard npm run setupVisit: http://localhost:5173 to manage your software factory. Then pick a path in Workflows.Manual setup (headless or CI)Use this when the wizard does not fit, for example on a server with no browser. pnpm works as well as npm.npm install && npm run build docker-compose up -d redis-cli -h localhost -p 6499 ping # should answer PONGThe default state port is 6499. If you use a different host or port, pass --redis-host and --redis-port to every CLI command.