QUICKSTART.md

Cortex 2.5.10: Quickstart Guide

Get up and running with Cortex 2.5.10 in less than 5 minutes.

1. Installation

Cortex can be installed globally with a single command:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dopove/Cortex/main/install.sh | bash

Alternatively, you can move the cortex binary manually to your PATH.

2. Create Your First Bundle

Cortex bundles contain your agent logic, dependencies, and model manifests.

# Build your agent directory
./cortex build path/to/your/agent-dir my-agent.cortex

3. Run Your Agent

Execute your bundle. Cortex will automatically:

1. Create an isolated virtual environment.
2. Install any requirements.txt found in the bundle.
3. Start the agent(s) defined in the manifest.

./cortex run my-first-agent.cortex

4. Security: Encrypting Your Work (Optional)

To share bundles securely, add AES-256-GCM encryption.

# Set your password
export CORTEX_BUNDLE_PASSWORD="my-secure-password"

# Encrypt the bundle
./cortex encrypt my-first-agent.cortex

# Now, any run/info command will require the correct password in the environment
./cortex info my-first-agent.cortex

🚀 Next Steps

• Explore the Usage Reference for all CLI subcommands.
• Review System Requirements for large-scale model deployments.