Getting Started with Monkey Coder CLI

Follow this step-by-step guide to install, configure, and start using the Monkey Coder CLI

Complete each step to get up and running

Install CLI

Verify Installation

Create Account

Configure API

First Command

Choose your preferred package manager

corepack enable && corepack prepare yarn@4.9.2 --activate

yarn dlx monkey-coder-cli@latest --help

Yarn dlx keeps your global environment clean and uses the repo's pinned tools. Run yarn constraints regularly to stay in sync.

Make sure the CLI is installed correctly

monkey-coder --version

Expected output:

monkey-coder-cli v1.0.0

If the command is not found, you may need to restart your terminal or add the global npm/yarn directory to your PATH.

Access your dashboard to create an API key

Keep your API key secure! Never share it publicly or commit it to version control.

Connect the CLI to your account

Set your API key:

monkey-coder config set apiKey "your-api-key-here"

Verify configuration:

monkey-coder config list

Test connection:

monkey-coder health

Your configuration is stored locally at ~/.config/monkey-coder/config.json

Start generating code with AI

monkey-coder implement "Create a function to validate email addresses" --output email-validator.js

This will generate:

// email-validator.js
function validateEmail(email) {
  const regex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
  return regex.test(email);
}

Common commands for daily use

monkey-coder implement [prompt]monkey-coder analyze [files]monkey-coder test [files]

monkey-coder config set [key] [value]monkey-coder config listmonkey-coder health

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