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ADE runs the agents you already use, with your existing sign-in. It downloads its own copy of each agent the first time a machine needs it, so there is nothing to install. Connect at least one provider and you can start chats, workers, CTO delegation, auto-titles, and AI summaries. Bring your own API key, or sign in with a subscription you already pay for.

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The five agents

Open Settings → AI Providers and connect whichever you use. Each runs against your lanes with live diffs and approval gates.

Claude Code

Strong default for coding and project reasoning. API key or your Claude subscription sign-in.

Codex

OpenAI’s coding agent. ChatGPT sign-in or configured OpenAI access.

Cursor

Cursor agent runs from inside ADE. Cursor API key or Cursor sign-in.

Factory Droid

Factory’s Droid agent, including AGI mode. Factory sign-in or API key.

OpenCode

Local or OpenRouter-backed CLI workflows. OpenCode config and a provider key.
One reaches dozens of models — Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Qwen, and more — depending on the provider you connect.
AnthropicOpenAIGeminiQwen

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Add and verify

1

Choose the provider

Pick the one you already use, or start with Claude Code if you’re unsure.
2

Add credentials

Paste an API key, or sign in from the provider’s page. A sign-in you already have in the provider’s own CLI is reused.
3

Verify

Click Verify or Refresh. ADE checks the provider and confirms it can start sessions.
4

Set a default model

Choose a default model for chat. You can override it per session later.
Provider calls go from your machine straight to the provider. ADE does not proxy model requests through an ADE-hosted service.

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If verification fails

  • Confirm the key is active and has model access.
  • If the provider reads “Downloading …”, wait for it to finish; if it reads “Couldn’t download …”, choose Retry download.
  • Sign in again from the provider’s page; the sign-in terminal runs ADE’s copy of the agent.
  • Return to Settings → AI Providers and click Refresh.

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Next

Open a project

Point ADE at the Git repository you want it to manage.

AI providers

Per-provider setup, models, and defaults in detail.