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Quickstart

Install InkBot, connect a model and talk to your first bot.

This takes a few minutes. You need Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11.

  1. Install the app

    Download the installer from inkbot.io and open it. Windows installs InkBot and checks for updates by itself from then on.

  2. Connect a model

    Open Models & API keys and pick a provider:

    • An API key: Claude (API), ChatGPT (API), Gemini (API), Grok (API), OpenRouter and others. Paste the key and InkBot checks it.
    • A plan you already have: Claude through Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok Build, Cursor or OpenCode. These sign in through their own apps.
    • A model on your PC: Ollama, or Local models, where InkBot downloads an open model from Hugging Face and runs it for you.

    Then switch on the models you want bots to use.

  3. Make a bot

    Choose New bot (Ctrl + N). Start from a template or give it a Name, a Job and Instructions, and pick its Model. Choose Create bot.

  4. Say hello

    Type a message and press Enter. While it works you see each step: files it reads, commands it wants to run, pages it opens. When it wants to change something, an approval card asks you first.

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