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Getting started with remoteagent.online in five minutes

Install the agent, log in, add a key, and send your first message. The shortest possible path from zero to a running, sandboxed AI agent.

Updated 2026-08-22Reading time 4 min

What you need

  • A Mac, Linux box, WSL2, or Raspberry Pi.
  • Node.js 20 or newer.
  • A provider key (OpenAI or Anthropic) — or none if you use Ollama.

Install

$ curl -fsSL https://remoteagent.online/install.sh | bash

Log in and add a key

  1. Run remoteagent login and open the printed link.
  2. In the dashboard, open Settings → API keys.
  3. Add your OpenAI or Anthropic key. It is encrypted in the vault.
  4. Or skip this and run Ollama locally — no key needed.

Start and chat

$ remoteagent start
$ remoteagent chat "what does this machine look like?"

Next steps

Create a named agent, set a token budget, and give it a device. Then read the tutorials for the deeper setup — sandboxing, cron jobs, and the audit trail.

If something breaks

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Run remoteagent doctor. It checks the install, the environment, and the connection to the control plane, and tells you what to fix.