Vibe Coder Quick Start

If you use Claude Code and prefer a vibe-first approach to building agents, this guide is for you.

Step 1: Initial Setup

Get started with a single guided command in your terminal (not Claude Code):

npm install -g @vm0/cli && vm0 onboard

The vm0 onboard command provides a complete interactive setup that:

1. Authenticates you with vm0.ai
2. Configures your model provider
3. Creates a new agent project directory
4. Installs the VM0 skill for Claude Code

Step 2: Build Your First Agent

After onboarding completes, you can build agents directly in Claude Code:

cd my-vm0-agent && claude "/vm0-agent let's build an agent"

Continue the conversation in natural language and you'll complete creating and running your first agent.

Step 3: Creating More Agents - Manage My Agents

After your initial onboarding, when you want to create a new agent or modify existing ones, you don't need to run vm0 onboard again. Simply install the VM0 skill in your project directory:

vm0 setup-claude

This enables the /vm0-agent and /vm0-cli commands in Claude Code, allowing you to build and manage agents directly.

By default, it installs at project scope (current directory only). Use --scope user to install globally for all your Claude Code projects.

Examples of using the VM0 skill in Claude Code:

/vm0-agent let's create another agent
/vm0-agent update my agent
/vm0-agent manage my schedule

Next Steps