Getting Started

Choose VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Codex, then follow the exact EAI Builder app clicks, folder setup, prompt, checklist, and first Gofer step.

Step 0

Create an EAI account

Goal: Create your free Builder account and workspace before choosing an AI harness.

  1. 1
    Select the Login button in the top-right corner.
  2. 2
    Select Sign up.
  3. 3
    On the Builder account, select Start building for free.
  4. 4
    Select your country.
  5. 5
    Give your workspace a name, for example, ADAPTOVATE Workspace.
  6. 6
    Select Continue.

Step 1

Choose your AI harness

Goal: Pick the app instructions to show.

Step 2

Open VS Code, make the terminal visible, and open a folder

Goal: Open a folder, show the terminal, and switch chat to agent mode.

Download VS Code
  1. 1
    Open VS Code on your computer. If you do not have the app, download it first by selecting the button above.
  2. 2
    Select the sidebar icon in the top-right corner and drag the terminal up from the bottom of the page for visibility.
  3. 3
    In the middle of the screen, select Open folder.
  4. 4
    Create a new folder, or select an existing folder to store the project you are creating.
  5. 5
    In the chat window, select the icon to the right of the + icon to ensure you are in agent mode.

Step 3

Paste the setup prompt below into VS Code chat

Goal: Confirm tools, sign in, gather workspace details, and run setup.

Step 4

Confirm setup and open the template folder

Goal: Confirm prerequisites, generated files, and the template folder.

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    VS Code will confirm your computer has the prerequisites: Node.js, npm, Git, and EAI CLI. Approve any updates or downloads if necessary.
  2. 2
    VS Code will ask to run eai login. Approve if necessary.
  3. 3
    A browser window will open. Log in to your EAI account and look for a confirmation in the top-left of the browser.
  4. 4
    VS Code will ask you to confirm the active workspace, tenant name, display name, and business description. This will happen in the terminal.
  5. 5
    VS Code will run eai init, which adds the EAI application template to the folder you are working with.
  6. 6
    Check the folder you created earlier to confirm files have been added.
  7. 7
    Open a new VS Code window.
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    In the middle of the screen, select Open folder.
  9. 9
    Open the folder that has the EAI application template.

Step 5

Start the business scenario and keep iterating

Goal: Start the first Gofer build cycle inside the VS Code template folder.

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    Type /0_business_scenario followed by a detailed description of the application you would like to build.
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    /0_business_scenario will kick off the Gofer pipeline, which goes through six steps to build your application.
  3. 3
    Continue to iterate by typing /0_business_scenario before describing the next change you would like to make.