Quick Start

This guide assumes you have completed installation. If you haven’t, start there.

Step 1 — Run Onboarding

If you used the one-liner installer, onboarding ran automatically. If you installed manually or want to reconfigure, run it again at any time:

jarvis onboard

The wizard walks through:

1. Anthropic API key — paste your key from console.anthropic.com
2. LLM model — defaults to claude-opus-4-6, press Enter to accept
3. Dashboard port — defaults to 3142, press Enter to accept
4. Telegram bot token — optional, press Enter to skip for now
5. Discord bot token — optional, press Enter to skip for now
6. Voice — enable TTS and STT (TTS requires no API key)
7. Autostart — install a systemd user service (Linux) or launchd plist (macOS)

Your config is saved to ~/.jarvis/config.yaml.

Step 2 — Start the Daemon

jarvis start

JARVIS launches in the background. On first start it:

• Opens the SQLite knowledge vault at ~/.jarvis/jarvis.db
• Starts the WebSocket server on your configured port (default 3142)
• Auto-detects and launches Chrome or Chromium for browser control
• Opens the dashboard in your default browser

To keep JARVIS in the foreground (useful for debugging):

jarvis start --foreground

Step 3 — Open the Dashboard

The dashboard opens automatically after jarvis start. If it does not, navigate to:

http://localhost:3142

You should see the JARVIS dashboard with a chat interface ready to receive messages.

Step 4 — Send Your First Message

In the chat input, try a command that exercises real capabilities:

Go to news.ycombinator.com and tell me the top 5 stories right now

JARVIS will:

1. Navigate Chrome to Hacker News
2. Extract the page content
3. Summarize the top 5 stories
4. Stream the response back to you in real time

Try another that uses memory:

My name is Alex and I prefer concise answers. Remember this.

From this point on, JARVIS knows your name and preference. Ask it to confirm:

What do you know about me?

Step 5 — Check the Status

In another terminal, confirm the daemon is healthy:

jarvis status

Expected output:

JARVIS daemon is running
  PID: 12345
  Port: 3142
  Uptime: 2m 14s
  Memory: 87 MB
  Active agents: 1
  Messages today: 3

Key CLI Commands

Command	Description
jarvis start	Start the daemon in the background
jarvis stop	Stop the daemon gracefully
jarvis restart	Restart the daemon
jarvis status	Show daemon status and health
jarvis logs -f	Stream live logs
jarvis onboard	Re-run the configuration wizard
jarvis doctor	Diagnose common configuration problems
jarvis update	Update to the latest version
jarvis version	Show version information

See the full CLI reference for all flags and options.

What to Explore Next

Now that JARVIS is running, explore its core features:

• Browser Control — have JARVIS browse the web autonomously
• Voice Interface — talk to JARVIS hands-free
• Multi-Agent System — delegate complex tasks to specialist sub-agents
• Memory and Knowledge — understand how JARVIS learns about you
• Proactive Agent — set up Gmail/Calendar monitoring and scheduled tasks
• Telegram and Discord — connect JARVIS to messaging platforms