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Prerequisites

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Prerequisites

Time required: 15–30 minutes
What this does: Makes sure you have everything installed that Claude Code and our toolchain need.
What you will have after this: Every dependency installed and verified, ready for Claude Code setup.

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Prerequisites

Step 1: Check your operating system

Step 2: Install Homebrew (macOS only)

Step 3: Install Node.js (version 18 or higher)

Step 4: Install Git

Step 5: Create a GitHub account and install the GitHub CLI

Step 6: Install VS Code

Step 7: Install Python 3 (needed for some MCP servers)

Step 8: Install uv (Python package manager, needed for Beads MCP)

Step 9: Have your Anthropic account ready

Step 10: Install Google Chrome (needed for Claude in Chrome)

Checkpoint: Before you continue