# tigris init

Connect Tigris to your AI coding agent: write the MCP server configuration and install the agent skills.

**Alias:** `start`

## Usage[​](#usage "Direct link to Usage")

```
tigris init [flags]

t3 start [flags]
```

Run without flags for an interactive wizard that detects your coding agent and sets it up. With `--agent` the command prints a setup recipe for the agent to follow itself instead.

## Flags[​](#flags "Direct link to Flags")

| Name      | Required | Default | Description                                                                                     |
| --------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--agent` | No       | —       | Print a setup recipe for an AI coding agent to follow instead of running the interactive wizard |

## Examples[​](#examples "Direct link to Examples")

```
# Interactive setup

tigris init



# Without installing the CLI first

npx tigris init



# Let the agent run the setup

tigris init --agent
```

See the [CLI quickstart for AI agents](/docs/ai-agents/tigris-cli-quickstart/.md) for what the setup configures.