How to install and use Roo Code in VS Code: API provider, modes, first coding task
Install Roo Code, wire an API provider, ask a read-only question, then approve your first small Code-mode edit.
Notes
Finishing a picture is not about another install. It is about keeping the drawing on the page where the talk happens. These short pieces cover when that is enough, and when it is not.
Short pieces on keeping a drawing on the page where the talk happens: when one canvas is enough, and when it is not.
How to install and use Claude Code CLI: Anthropic login, first repo coding task
Install claude, sign in with Anthropic, and finish one small repo task you can verify with git diff.
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Install Amazon Q, complete Builder ID sign-in, then Tab-accept the first gray inline completion in your repo.
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Install Warp, sign in, run your first AI command search with Ctrl+R, then find or create a Workflow and navigate Blocks.
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After cloud agent access checks, assign an issue to Copilot on GitHub and review the resulting PR diff, workflows, and follow-up agent iterations.
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Install opencode, connect a provider and pick a model, run /init in your project, then finish one small coding task you can verify with git diff.
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Install Cody, sign in to Enterprise, accept your first ghost-text completion, then ask a read-only repo question in Chat.
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Install Codex CLI, sign in, run your first small approved change in a project folder, and keep workspace-write sandbox defaults.
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Install Cline, wire an API provider, ask a read-only Plan question, then approve your first small Act edit.
How to install and use Qodo Gen (formerly Codium) in VS Code: tests, docstrings, chat
Install Qodo, sign in, run your first /test or /docstring on a function, then ask the codebase a read-only question in Chat.
How to install and use Supermaven in VS Code: sign up, Tab completions, chat
Install and activate Supermaven, accept your first Tab completion, then ask questions in Supermaven Chat.
How to install Pieces for Developers: desktop app, VS Code extension, snippets, on-device search
Install PiecesOS and the VS Code extension, save your first snippet, then find it again with Pieces Drive or conversational search.
How to install and use Codeium (Windsurf Plugin) in VS Code: sign-in, autocomplete, and chat
Install the Windsurf Plugin, finish sign-in, wait for the language server, then get your first inline suggestion or ask a question with @ in chat.
How to install and use Tabnine in VS Code: sign up, completions, chat
Install Tabnine in VS Code from the official docs, sign in, enable completions and chat, and check privacy settings.
How to install and use bun: install, run a script, add a package
Install bun from the official steps, run a script, add one package, and start a first project with bun init.
How to install and use uv: init a project, add a package, run a script
Install uv from the official steps, create a project, add one package, and run a script with uv run.
How to install and use GitHub CLI (gh): auth, clone, and open a PR
Install GitHub CLI, finish gh auth login, and clone a repository or create a pull request from the terminal.
How to install and use Gemini CLI: Google login and first task
Install Gemini CLI from the official docs, sign in with Google, and complete a first coding task in your repo.
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