ktx/docs-site/content/docs/cli-reference/ktx-setup.mdx

---
title: "ktx setup"
description: "Set up or resume a local KTX project."
---

Interactive wizard that walks you through configuring LLM credentials, embeddings, database connections, context sources, and agent integrations. When run without flags in a directory that has no `ktx.yaml`, it launches the full guided flow. When run in an existing project, it resumes from the first incomplete step.

## Command signature

```bash
ktx setup [options]
```

## Options

### General

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--project-dir <path>` | KTX project directory | `KTX_PROJECT_DIR`, nearest `ktx.yaml`, or cwd |
| `--yes` | Accept safe defaults in non-interactive setup | `false` |
| `--no-input` | Disable interactive terminal input | — |

### Agent Integration

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--agents` | Install agent integration only | `false` |
| `--target <target>` | Agent target (`claude-code`, `codex`, `cursor`, `opencode`, `universal`) | — |
| `--global` | Install agent integration into the global target scope (Claude Code and Codex only) | `false` |

The setup wizard is the public configuration interface. It prompts for LLM
credentials, embeddings, database connections, context sources, query history,
and agent integration when those values are needed.

## Examples

```bash
# Run the interactive setup wizard
ktx setup

# Run setup for a specific project directory
ktx setup --project-dir ./analytics

# Install agent integration for Claude Code only
ktx setup --agents --target claude-code

# Install agent integration globally for Codex
ktx setup --agents --target codex --global

# Check setup readiness
ktx status
```

## Output

Interactive setup renders prompts and progress messages. Use `ktx status` to
check setup and context readiness after setup exits.

```text
KTX project: /home/user/analytics
Project ready: yes
LLM ready: yes (claude-sonnet-4-6)
Embeddings ready: yes (text-embedding-3-small)
Databases configured: yes (postgres-warehouse)
Context sources configured: yes (dbt-main)
KTX context built: yes
Agent integration ready: yes (codex:project)
```

## Common errors

| Error | Cause | Recovery |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Setup resumes an unexpected project | `KTX_PROJECT_DIR` or nearest `ktx.yaml` points to another directory | Pass `--project-dir <path>` explicitly |
| Health check for model fails | Provider key or model id is invalid | Set the correct environment variable or secret file and rerun setup |
| Setup cannot run in CI | Interactive prompts need a TTY | Run setup interactively before CI, or provide a fixture `ktx.yaml` for automated tests |
| Agent integration missing | Setup skipped the agents step | Run `ktx setup --agents --target <target>` |