Mac: Detailed Install Guide

What follows is a detailed guide to installing Nimbalyst and setting up Claude Code on Mac

Initial Install

Download the Nimbalyst-MacOS.dmg and click to install it

Drag Nimbalyst into your Applications

Open Nimbalyst from your Applications

Open Nimbalyst

Initial Nimbalyst Config

Choose what Project you will work on. A Project is a folder on your local file system. It could be a Git folder or just another folder. You have different projects for different folders. Open one or create a new one.

In this example, I create My Project, to work on with Nimbalyst

Read and click through Nimbalyst's onboarding screens, Click Get Started

Let Nimbalyst know your role and email. We will only send you product updates occasionally.

Type something into the Agent panel to test your coding agent

• If you already have the coding agent installed, it should just work

• If not, Nimbalyst will give you a link to install the coding agent

Installing Claude Code

Click LogIn to be guided through Claude Code setup

Nimbalyst pops up the terminal. Click Allow to allow it to install Claude Code for you.

Nimbalyst opens your browser and asks you to authenticate to your Claude Pro or Max accounts

• Google Auth or

• Email Auth

Authorize Claude Code to connect to your Claude account

Success installing Claude Code and connecting it to Claude

Claude Code in Nimbalyst

These two terminal windows can be closed. Hit the red dot to close them.

Hit the Check Status box in Nimbalyst to Check Status of your Claude Code Setup

Success. Claude Code now works in Nimbalyst.

Use Nimbalyst

• Type into the Agent panel and have your coding agent research, write, edit, mockup, diagram and more

• Work in documents and code in the center panel

• To set up Codex as an additional coding agent, see AI Provider Setup