## Quickstart

The recommended way to build Guava voice agents is using the Guava CLI, which bootstraps projects and installs the SDK. If you’d rather not install the CLI, you can skip to the [direct SDK installation guide](./sdk-installation) instead.

### Install the CLI

Install the CLI using one of the supported methods for your platform.

### MacOS

If you have Homebrew installed, you can install the CLI from our tap.

```bash
brew install goguava-ai/tap/guava
```

If not, you can install using our provided shell script.

```bash
# Installs to `~/.local/bin/guava`
curl -fsSL https://goguava.ai/install.sh | sh
```

### Linux

For Linux and WSL, run the installation shell script.

```bash
# Installs to `~/.local/bin/guava`
curl -fsSL https://goguava.ai/install.sh | sh
```

### Windows

Run the installation script from a PowerShell console.

```bash
irm https://goguava.ai/install.ps1 | iex
```

### Manual Installation

Download the binary for your platform directly. After downloading, make the file executable and place it somewhere on your `PATH` (e.g. `~/.local/bin/`).

### Authenticate the CLI

This command will open a browser where you can log in or create an account.

```bash
guava login
```

### Create an Agent

Scaffold a new agent project with starter code (currently Python only).

```bash
guava create my-agent
```

### Test your Agent

```bash
guava run ./my-agent
```

You can stop your agent by pressing Ctrl-C.

### Deploy your Agent

```bash
guava deploy up ./my-agent
```

Track status in [Deployments](https://app.goguava.ai/dashboard/deployments). Every call appears in [Conversations](https://app.goguava.ai/dashboard/conversations).

### Stop your agent after deploying

Be sure to stop your agent after deploying.

```bash
guava deploy down ./my-agent
```

[Inbound Example w/ RAG](#inbound-rag-example)