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Codex CLI, Aider, Copilot CLI, Windsurf — the first session with each.

5 plates · 16 min to read them all


  1. 14.01 How to Get Started with OpenAI Codex CLI Install Codex CLI with npm or Homebrew, sign in with ChatGPT, run your first task in a repo, and use /permissions to set what it can do. Copy-paste. 3 min
  2. 14.02 How to Start Using Aider Install Aider, point it at Claude or GPT with an API key, make your first edit, and control its git auto-commits. Copy-paste. 3 min
  3. 14.03 How to Use GitHub Copilot CLI in Your Terminal Install GitHub Copilot CLI, log in, ask it for a command or a code change, and control what it's allowed to run. Copy-paste. 3 min
  4. 14.04 How to Start with Windsurf (Now Devin Desktop) Windsurf is now Devin Desktop. Install it, open a project, run a first agent task, and find where your rules live. Copy-paste. 3 min
  5. 14.05 Gemini CLI: Add MCP Servers and Install Extensions Wire an MCP server into Gemini CLI's settings.json or add it with one command, check it with /mcp, and install a packaged extension. 4 min

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  1. 01 Install & set up 5
  2. 02 First steps 4
  3. 03 Claude Code commands 9
  4. 04 Workflows 6
  5. 05 MCP 8
  6. 06 Claude 2
  7. 07 ChatGPT 6
  8. 08 Cursor 3
  9. 09 Local LLMs 12
  10. 10 Prompting 8
  11. 11 Choosing tools 5
  12. 12 AI images 7
  13. 13 Everyday tasks 7
  14. 15 Building with the API 18

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