1
Install the CLI
2
Sign in
MUTAGENT_API_KEY to skip the browser in CI.3
Install Helix
4
Open your coding agent
Helix runs inside a coding agent — Claude Code, Codex, or another supported harness.
Open it in your project directory. (Helix isn’t a shell command; the next step is typed into the
agent, not your terminal.)
5
Run your first loop
In the agent, invoke the Helix skill:That boots the Helix orchestrator — from there you drive the loop in plain English. Typing
*mutagent works too. See your first loop for a full walkthrough.What is Helix
Understand the spec → build → evaluate → diagnose → optimize loop.
Managed Agents
The hosted loop — coming soon.