fabro/docs/getting-started/quick-start.mdx
Bryan Helmkamp a8599a924f
feat(install): pivot happy path to fabro server start web wizard
The primary install flow is now to start the server, complete setup in a
browser-based wizard, and restart. fabro install is retained as the
headless CLI-only alternative.

- Auto-open the install URL in the user's browser when fabro server start
  enters install mode; print a manual-open fallback when open::that fails
- Rewrite install.md so agents drive the full start → wait → restart loop
- Retarget install.sh Y/n prompt from fabro install to fabro server start
- Update README, quick-start, deploy-server, cli reference, and marketing
  captions to point at fabro server start as the next step after download
- Add troubleshooting entries for "wizard didn't open" and "server exited
  after wizard"

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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="Homebrew">
```bash
brew install fabro-sh/tap/fabro-nightly
```
</Tab>
<Tab title="Bash">
```bash
curl -fsSL https://fabro.sh/install.sh | bash
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>
<Tip>
Release binaries and the multi-arch Docker image ship with [SLSA Build Provenance](/reference/verifying-releases) attestations you can verify with `gh attestation verify`.
</Tip>
<Note>
Setting up server mode instead? Run `fabro server start` to finish setup in a browser-based wizard. See [Running the Fabro Server](/administration/deploy-server) for the full flow.
</Note>
## Initialize your project
```bash
cd my-repo/
fabro repo init
```
This creates `.fabro/project.toml` and a starter workflow under `.fabro/workflows/hello/`.
## 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>