Welcome! If you're here from our launch announcement, you're probably wondering: how do I actually get started?

Good news: it takes about 5 minutes.

What CKB Does (30 seconds)

CKB gives your AI coding assistant semantic understanding of your codebase.

Without CKB: Your AI searches for text. Ask "what calls handlePayment?" and it greps for the string "handlePayment"—returning comments, docs, variable names, and actual function calls all mixed together.

With CKB: Your AI understands code structure. The same question returns only the actual callers, with file locations and context.

That's it. CKB makes your AI smarter about your specific code.

Install CKB (1 minute)

npm install -g @tastehub/ckb

Verify it worked:

ckb --version

Index Your Project (1 minute)

Navigate to any codebase and run:

cd /path/to/your/project
ckb init

CKB scans your code and builds a semantic index. This takes 10-30 seconds for most projects.

Connect to Your AI (1 minute)

ckb setup

CKB auto-detects your AI assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) and configures it.

That's it. You're done.

Try It Out (2 minutes)

Open your AI assistant and ask:

What are the main entry points in this codebase?

Your AI will use CKB to find actual entry points—not just grep for "main".

Try a few more:

"What calls the [function name] function?"
"What's the impact of changing [class name]?"
"Who should review changes to [file name]?"

What's Next?

You've got the basics. Here's where to go from here:

Features Overview - See all 90+ tools CKB provides
Prompt Cookbook - Ready-to-use prompts for common tasks
Documentation - Deep dives on specific features

Need Help?

GitHub Issues - Report bugs or ask questions
Documentation - Comprehensive guides

Welcome to semantic code intelligence. Your AI just got a lot more useful.

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