> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bolt-builder-bolt-cli-5b0aab46-mintlify-541a0110.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bolt: AI Coding Agent for Your Terminal

> Bolt is a terminal-first AI coding agent with ten specialized agents, persistent sessions, MCP support, and a desktop app—powered by any LLM provider.

Bolt puts a full AI engineering team directly in your terminal. It ships as a fast, keyboard-driven TUI and a native desktop app, both backed by the same engine: ten specialized agents, persistent durable sessions, MCP server management with OAuth, a plugin system, and support for every major LLM provider.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Installation" icon="download" href="/installation">
    Install Bolt in seconds via curl, npm, bun, or your package manager of choice.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Run your first AI coding session in under a minute.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agents" icon="robot" href="/concepts/agents">
    Meet the ten built-in agents: code, plan, ask, review, debug, refactor, docs, security, migrate, and perf.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Command Reference" icon="terminal" href="/reference/commands">
    Every CLI command, subcommand, and flag documented in full.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What Bolt does

Bolt reads your codebase, understands what you're building, and ships code with you—in the terminal or as a desktop app. Each session is durable: detach, re-attach from another machine, fork a branch of the conversation, share a link, or export a sanitized transcript.

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  <Card title="Sessions" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/concepts/sessions">
    Persistent, forkable sessions stored in local SQLite.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Providers & Models" icon="microchip" href="/concepts/providers-and-models">
    Bring your own API key for any major LLM provider.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configuration" icon="sliders" href="/concepts/configuration">
    Per-project `.bolt/bolt.jsonc` with full schema support.
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP Servers" icon="plug" href="/extending/mcp-servers">
    Add tools via Model Context Protocol, including OAuth flows.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Plugins" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/extending/plugins">
    Extend Bolt with custom providers, tools, and auth methods.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GitHub Integration" icon="github" href="/server/github-actions">
    AI-powered commit messages, code review, and GitHub Actions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get up and running

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install Bolt">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bolt-builder/bolt-cli/dev/install | bash
    ```

    Or install via npm: `npm i -g @bolt-builder/bolt-cli`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open your project">
    Navigate to any project directory and launch the TUI:

    ```bash theme={null}
    cd my-project
    bolt
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure a provider">
    On first launch Bolt prompts you to add an LLM provider. You can also run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    bolt providers
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start coding with AI">
    Type your prompt in the TUI footer, press Enter, and let Bolt's agents get to work. Switch agents with `Tab`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Use `bolt run "explain this codebase"` for a quick non-interactive answer without opening the full TUI.
</Tip>