Quick Start

Desktop App

macOS, Windows, Linux

The quickest way to start contributing is through our official desktop client:

1. Download the latest w.ai client.

2. Launch the application and follow the onboarding steps.

3. Begin contributing immediately once setup is complete.

CLI

Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

To get started with the CLI, run our installer shell script:

curl -fsSL https://app.w.ai/install.sh | bash

Windows (Powershell)

iwr -useb https://app.w.ai/install.ps1 | iex

macOS (Terminal)

curl -fsSL https://app.w.ai/install.sh | bash

After that, you can run

wai help

To get an overview of the commands.

Review w.ai CLI Guide for more details.

You can view and generate auth keys (for the CLI) or developer keys (for our OpenAI compatible endpoints) from https://app.w.ai/dashboard

Docker

Linux with Docker/Podman

For containerized environments, we provide optimized Docker images:

docker pull wdotai/wai:latest

# Example with CUDA
docker run --gpus all \
           -v ~/.wombo:/root/.wombo \
           -e W_AI_API_KEY=your_key_here \
           wdotai/wai:latest run

See Docker for detailed instructions