Quickstart

Get Synap connected in under 60 seconds.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18 or later
  • At least one AI tool installed (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code)

Install

curl -fsSL https://get.synap.ing | sh

This will:

  1. Prompt for your email and password (or create a new account)
  2. Authenticate against api.synap.ing
  3. Write your config to ~/.arx/config.json
  4. Detect installed AI tools and configure them automatically
  5. Verify the connection

Verify

After setup, restart your AI tool and try a search:

In Claude Code:

Ask Claude: "Search my ARX for recent decisions"

Claude will use the arx_search MCP tool automatically.

Or use the slash command (if plugin installed):

/arx recent decisions

What just happened?

The setup CLI:

  1. Created ~/.arx/config.json with your API key and endpoint
  2. Added ARX_URL and ARX_API_KEY to your Claude Code settings
  3. Configured arx-mcp-server as an MCP server in Claude Desktop (if installed)
  4. Did the same for Cursor (if installed)

The MCP server is installed as a compiled binary via the installer. Run synap setup to configure it for your AI tools.

Next steps