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# Set up Kater

Start your free trial, then give one prompt to your agent. It sets up Kater with you in one chat.

Start your free trial at [kater.ai](https://kater.ai/free-trial-request/). Then give this prompt to an agent that runs commands on your Mac or Linux computer, such as Claude Code or Codex:

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Set up Kater for me.

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Install the Kater CLI with `curl -fsSL https://landing.kater.ai/install.sh | sh`. Then run `kater init guide` and follow it.
```

![Get started for Northwind Coffee, with the prompt for your agent, macOS and Linux or pipx, and the four required steps](https://kater.ai/images/docs/shots/set-up-kater-prompt.jpg)

*Get started has the same prompt when your trial starts.*

Your agent installs the Kater CLI and sets up Kater with you in one chat, in about 10 minutes. It connects Snowflake, syncs its schemas, runs a first query and connects the Kater MCP. Then it asks about the optional steps: your company's description, your team, a local copy, the editor extension and GitHub write-back. Your agent asks before each choice, and it does not see the warehouse password.

![Home with Get started open at the foot of the sidebar: Organization setup (Admin) at 4 of 4, with each required step and the optional steps the agent did checked](https://kater.ai/images/docs/shots/set-up-kater-done.jpg)

*Get started marks each step when your agent completes it.*

Each step in detail is in [Organisation setup](https://kater.ai/docs/guides/platform-admins/).

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Getting Started

Set up Kater

Start your free trial, then give one prompt to your agent. It sets up Kater with you in one chat.

Audience: The admin who sets up Kater for the company

Start your free trial at kater.ai. Then give this prompt to an agent that runs commands on your Mac or Linux computer, such as Claude Code or Codex:

Set up Kater for me.

---

Install the Kater CLI with `curl -fsSL https://landing.kater.ai/install.sh | sh`. Then run `kater init guide` and follow it.

Get started for Northwind Coffee, with the prompt for your agent, macOS and Linux or pipx, and the four required steps — Get started has the same prompt when your trial starts.

Your agent installs the Kater CLI and sets up Kater with you in one chat, in about 10 minutes. It connects Snowflake, syncs its schemas, runs a first query and connects the Kater MCP. Then it asks about the optional steps: your company’s description, your team, a local copy, the editor extension and GitHub write-back. Your agent asks before each choice, and it does not see the warehouse password.

Home with Get started open at the foot of the sidebar: Organization setup (Admin) at 4 of 4, with each required step and the optional steps the agent did checked — Get started marks each step when your agent completes it.

Each step in detail is in Organisation setup.