---
title: "Quick Start"
description: "Get up and running with Fabro"
---

<Note>
Fabro has two modes:

- **Standalone mode** — Run workflows directly from the CLI. This is what the quick start covers below.
- **Server mode** — An API server with a web UI for launching and managing workflow runs at scale. See [Server Mode](/administration/deploy-server) for details.
</Note>

## Install

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Claude Code">
    ```bash
    curl -fsSL https://fabro.sh/install.md | claude
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Codex">
    ```bash
    codex "$(curl -fsSL https://fabro.sh/install.md)"
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Bash">
    ```bash
    curl -fsSL https://fabro.sh/install.sh | bash
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Initialize your project

```bash
cd my-repo/
fabro repo init
```

This creates a default workflow and configuration in your project directory.

## Configure API keys

Add at least one LLM provider key:

```bash
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
GEMINI_API_KEY=AI...
```

<Note>
You only need one provider key to get started. Add more to enable multi-model workflows.
</Note>

## Run your first workflow

```bash
fabro run hello
```

## Next steps

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Why Fabro?" icon="lightbulb" href="/getting-started/why-fabro">
    Understand the problems Fabro solves.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Workflows" icon="diagram-project" href="/core-concepts/workflows">
    Learn how to define workflow graphs in Graphviz.
  </Card>
</Columns>