Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.87+ — install via rustup
• An Anthropic API key — get one at console.anthropic.com

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/sinaptik-ai/starpod.git
cd starpod
cargo install --path crates/starpod --locked

This installs the starpod binary to your Cargo bin directory (usually ~/.cargo/bin/).

Verify

starpod --help

Set Your API Key

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

Or add it to your project .env file after initialization:

# .env
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

TIP

API keys must be set via environment variables or .env files — they cannot be placed in config files. Any api_key found in a config file is ignored and triggers a warning.

Next Steps

Head to Project Setup to initialize Starpod in your project directory.