Set Up Minara

This guide takes you from "Minara is installed" to "Minara is ready to trade." You will sign in, connect an LLM provider, and put a little money in the wallet. Two surfaces can do all of it: the Web UI (recommended) and the terminal. Pick one and follow it through.

If you want to skim: launch the Web UI, sign in, connect a model in Settings, deposit a little USDC, and you are ready.

Set up in the Web UI (recommended)

1. Launch the dashboard.

minara serve --ui

This builds the interface if needed, starts the gateway, and prints a URL to open in your browser. Install the CLI first if you have not: see Installation. This one command is the only terminal step. Everything below happens in the browser.

2. Sign in.

On first open, the Web UI checks your Minara sign-in. If you are not connected yet, a sign-in panel walks you through it. This is the same account the terminal uses, so you only sign in once.

3. Connect a model.

Open Settings → Provider, pick a provider (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, or OpenRouter), and sign in. You can swap models here anytime. Add market-data and web-search credentials under Settings → API keys.

4. (Optional) Tune preferences and security.

Settings → Preferences turns features on or off, with a confirmation step for risky changes. Settings → Security sets up two-factor authentication.

You are configured. Now fund the account below.

Prefer the terminal?

The setup wizard does the same job from the command line.

minara setup

The wizard detects which providers you have, walks you through login for each, scaffolds your workspace, runs doctor, and prints a cheat sheet. Then open the interactive chat session (the REPL):

minara

The REPL is the fastest surface for quick questions and scripting. The Terminal (CLI) page covers every command.

Fund your account

Minara trades from a wallet bound to your account. Ask for your deposit addresses in chat (Web UI or REPL):

Prompt

You: I want to deposit USDC. Show me which address to use.

Agent response

Spot Deposit Addresses

Solana 3aYr4mzG…EsbcS Chains: Solana

EVM 0x9693f4…aad5 Chains: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BSC, Berachain, Blast

Only send tokens on the supported chains listed above. Sending on the wrong network may result in permanent loss.

Minara returns two addresses bound to your account, one for Solana and one for all EVM chains. Send a small USDC transfer first and confirm it lands before adding more.

You are ready

That is the whole setup: signed in, a model connected, and a little USDC in the wallet. Where to go next:

• Make your first trade in the terminal: Your First Trade.
• Or do everything in the dashboard: Chat with the Agent.
• Set up alerts and pushes: Messaging Platforms.
• Automate later: Schedule Tasks, Build Workflows, and Hands-Off Trading.