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openhands 01d7c0c251 fix: address review — step 1 title misleading, remove redundant disinto up (#684)
- Rename step 1 from "Clone and start the stack" to "Clone disinto"
- Remove bin/disinto up from step 2 snippet (init already starts the stack)
- Clarify that disinto init handles the full bootstrap including stack start
- Note disinto up/down as available for subsequent restarts

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-25 16:59:36 +00:00

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<div class="container">
<div class="header">
<h1>Quickstart</h1>
<div class="subtitle">from zero to your first automated PR</div>
<a class="back" href="/">&larr; disinto.ai</a>
</div>
<div class="doc-nav">
<a href="/docs/quickstart" class="active">Quickstart</a>
<a href="/docs/architecture">Architecture</a>
<a href="/dashboard">Dashboard</a>
</div>
<div class="prereqs">
<div class="label">Prerequisites</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>A VPS or server</strong> &mdash; 8 GB RAM minimum (Ubuntu/Debian recommended)</li>
<li><strong>Docker + Docker Compose</strong> &mdash; the stack runs as containers (Forgejo + Woodpecker CI included)</li>
<li><strong>An Anthropic API key</strong> &mdash; with the <code>claude</code> CLI installed and authenticated</li>
<li><strong>tmux</strong> &mdash; for persistent dev sessions</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- Step 1: Clone disinto -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">1</span>
Clone disinto
</div>
<p>Clone the factory onto your server and configure your API key.</p>
<pre><code>git clone https://codeberg.org/johba/disinto.git ~/disinto
cd ~/disinto
cp .env.example .env
<span class="comment"># Edit .env with your Anthropic API key</span></code></pre>
</div>
<!-- Step 2: Initialize your project -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">2</span>
Initialize your project
</div>
<p><code>disinto init</code> starts the full stack (Forgejo + Woodpecker CI), creates your repo, clones it locally, generates the project config, adds labels, and installs cron jobs &mdash; all in one command.</p>
<pre><code>bin/disinto init user/your-project</code></pre>
<p>Use <code>disinto up</code> / <code>disinto down</code> later to restart or stop the stack.</p>
<div class="expected">
<div class="label">Expected output</div>
<code>=== disinto init ===
Project: you/your-project
Name: your-project
Cloning: http://localhost:3000/you/your-project.git -> /home/you/your-project
Branch: main
Created: /home/you/disinto/projects/your-project.toml
Creating labels on you/your-project...
+ backlog
+ in-progress
+ blocked
+ tech-debt
+ underspecified
+ vision
+ action
Created: /home/you/your-project/VISION.md
Cron entries installed
Done. Project your-project is ready.</code>
</div>
<p>Optional flags:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>--branch main</code> &mdash; set the primary branch (auto-detected by default)</li>
<li><code>--ci-id 3</code> &mdash; Woodpecker CI repo ID (0 = no CI)</li>
<li><code>--repo-root /path/to/clone</code> &mdash; custom clone location</li>
<li><code>--yes</code> &mdash; skip confirmation prompts</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- Step 3: Prepare the repo -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">3</span>
Prepare your repo
</div>
<p>Your project needs two things before agents can work on it:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>A CI pipeline</strong> &mdash; at least one <code>.woodpecker/*.yml</code> file. Agents wait for CI before reviewing or merging.</li>
<li><strong>A CLAUDE.md</strong> &mdash; project context that agents read before every task. Describe your tech stack, how to build/test, coding conventions, and directory layout.</li>
</ol>
<p>Branch protection and the review bot are pre-configured on the built-in Forgejo. If you're connecting to an external forge, set those up manually.</p>
<pre><code><span class="comment"># Create CLAUDE.md in your project</span>
cat > ~/your-project/CLAUDE.md &lt;&lt;'EOF'
# Your Project
## Tech stack
- Node.js, React, PostgreSQL
## How to build and test
npm install && npm test
## Conventions
- Use TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier
- Tests in __tests__/ directories
EOF
cd ~/your-project
git add CLAUDE.md && git commit -m "Add CLAUDE.md for agent context"
git push</code></pre>
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<!-- Step 4: File your first issue -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">4</span>
File your first issue
</div>
<p>Create an issue on the forge with the <code>backlog</code> label. Be specific &mdash; the dev-agent works best with clear acceptance criteria.</p>
<pre><code><span class="comment"># Title: Add health check endpoint</span>
<span class="comment"># Label: backlog</span>
<span class="comment"># Body:</span>
## Problem
The app has no health check endpoint for monitoring.
## Approach
Add a GET /health route that returns { "status": "ok" }.
## Acceptance criteria
- [ ] GET /health returns 200 with JSON body
- [ ] Response includes uptime in seconds
- [ ] Test covers the new endpoint</code></pre>
<p>That's it. The factory takes over from here.</p>
</div>
<!-- Step 5: Watch the lifecycle -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">5</span>
Watch the lifecycle
</div>
<p>Within minutes, the agents start working. Here's what happens:</p>
<div class="lifecycle">
<span class="step">issue filed</span>
<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span>
<span class="step">dev-agent picks it up</span>
<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span>
<span class="step">PR opened</span>
<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span>
<span class="step">CI runs</span>
<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span>
<span class="step">review-agent reviews</span>
<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span>
<span class="step">merged</span>
</div>
<p>Monitor progress with:</p>
<pre><code><span class="comment"># Check factory status</span>
bin/disinto status
<span class="comment"># Watch the dev-agent log</span>
tail -f /tmp/dev-agent.log
<span class="comment"># Watch the review log</span>
tail -f /tmp/review.log</code></pre>
<div class="expected">
<div class="label">Expected timeline</div>
<code>~2 min dev-poll finds the issue, claims it
~5 min dev-agent opens a PR with the implementation
~2 min CI runs (Woodpecker)
~2 min review-agent approves or requests changes
~1 min PR merges, issue closes automatically</code>
</div>
<p>If the review-agent requests changes, the dev-agent addresses them automatically. The loop repeats until the PR is approved and merged.</p>
</div>
<!-- Step 6: Verify -->
<div class="section">
<div class="step-header">
<span class="step-num">6</span>
Verify everything works
</div>
<pre><code><span class="comment"># Factory status &mdash; shows active sessions, backlog depth, open PRs</span>
bin/disinto status
<span class="comment"># Check your repo &mdash; the PR should be merged</span>
cd ~/your-project
git pull
git log --oneline -5</code></pre>
<p>You should see a merge commit with the dev-agent's implementation. The issue is closed, the branch is deleted.</p>
</div>
<!-- What's next -->
<div class="section">
<h2>What's next</h2>
<p>Now that the factory is running:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Write VISION.md</strong> &mdash; describe where the project is headed. The planner reads it weekly and creates issues to close gaps.</li>
<li><strong>File more issues</strong> &mdash; the dev-agent processes them one at a time, in order. Use <code>## Dependencies</code> sections to control sequencing.</li>
<li><strong>Watch the dashboard</strong> &mdash; <a href="/dashboard">disinto.ai/dashboard</a> shows live factory metrics.</li>
<li><strong>Read the architecture</strong> &mdash; <a href="/docs/architecture">understand how the agents work together</a>.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<a href="/">&larr; disinto.ai</a> &middot;
<a href="/docs/architecture">Architecture</a> &middot;
<a href="http://localhost:3000/johba/disinto">Source</a>
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