Welcome to Reliant! This guide will help you set up and start using your AI-powered coding assistant in just a few minutes.

Essential Setup

Step 1: Configure Your API Key

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Configure your AI provider and API key

Before you can use AI features, you need an API key:

Option A: Use Your Claude Code Subscription

If you have an existing Claude Code subscription, you can use it with Reliant:

  1. Open your terminal
  2. Run: claude setup-token
  3. Copy the API key that’s displayed
  4. In Reliant, click Settings in the sidebar (or press Cmd+,)
  5. Go to AI
  6. Select Anthropic as your provider
  7. Paste your API key
  8. Click “Test Connection”
  9. Click "+ Add Provider" when successful

Option B: Use Another Provider

  1. Click Settings in the sidebar (or press Cmd+,)
  2. Go to AI
  3. Select your provider
  4. Enter your API key
  5. Click “Test Connection”
  6. Click "+ Add Provider" when successful

Step 2: Open or Create a Project

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Choose to open an existing project or create a new one

Option A: Open Existing Project

  1. Click “Open Existing Project” in the menu
  2. Navigate to your project folder
  3. Select the folder containing your code
  4. Reliant indexes your code (takes a few seconds)

Option B: Create New Project

  1. Click “Create New Project” if starting fresh
  2. Give your project a name
  3. Click “Select Folder” and choose where to create it
  4. Click “Create”
  5. Reliant sets up and indexes the project

Step 3: Start Your First Chat

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Start chatting with AI about your code
  1. With your project selected, click in the chat input
  2. Try one of these starter prompts:
    • “Explain the structure of this project”
    • “What does the main file do?”
    • “How can I run this project?”
  3. Press Enter to send
  4. Watch as Reliant analyzes and responds

Understanding the Interface

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The Reliant interface with navigation, sidebar, and chat area

Main Areas

Navigation Bar (Far Left)

  • Chats: Your AI conversations
  • Worktrees: Git branch management
  • Agents: Specialized AI assistants
  • Flows: Automated workflows
  • Settings: Configuration

Sidebar (Context Panel)

  • Shows content based on selected navigation item
  • In Chats: List of all conversations
  • Search and filter capabilities
  • Quick actions

Chat Area (Center)

  • Message input at bottom
  • Conversation history above

What’s Next?

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Ready to code? Open a project and start chatting with Reliant. The more you use it, the more you’ll discover how it can accelerate your development workflow.