# Windows: Detailed Install Guide

What follows is a detailed guide to installing Nimbalyst

### Initial Install

**Download the Nimbalyst-Windows.exe. Open the File**

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**Choose Installation Options**

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**Open Nimbalyst from your Applications**

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**Finish Nimbalyst Setup**

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### 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.

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

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

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### Installing your coding Agent

Next you need to install a coding agent. If you already have Claude Code or Codex installed, Nimbalyst will use it. If you don't, follow the instructions by the coding agent provider.

### Example for Claude Code

#### Installing Git for Windows

Git for Windows is a requirement Claude Code has to run on Windows.

**Follow the Steps laid out in this screen. Click to Install Git for Windows.**

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**Click to download the latest vesion of Git for Windows**

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**Open the downloaded .exe**

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**Allow the Git for Windows app to install**

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**NOTE: There are about 12 config screens for Git for Windows. These are not shown here**

* If you are just downloading Git for Windows because you want Claude Code, then just accept the defaults for Git for Windows and click through these screens
* If you know what you want, then select what you want

**Finally, after these config screens, Git for Windows will install**

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#### Install Claude Code

**Return to Nimbalyst and Click on Step 2. Install Claude Code for Windows**

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**Nimbalyst opens the browser and takes you to the Claude Code instructions page**

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**Copy the install instructions that look like this**

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**Open the terminal / command prompt on Windows**

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**Paste the copied command to install Claude Code, hit enter**

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**Claude Code will be installed**

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**Verify Claude Code installation by clicking on the button**

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#### Authenticate to Claude

**Nimbalyst takes you to the Settings screens. Click Blue Login Button to Login to your Claude Plan (Nimbalyst requires a Claude Pro or Max plan)**

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**Nimbalyst opens your Claude Code in the terminal/shell and gives you an authentication link.**

* Click on the link and it will open the browser
* NOTE: Often, you have to triple click onto that link to select the whole link in white. Then use your keyboard shortcuts to copy (Command C or Control C) the linke

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**Open browser window and insert the copied link (or browswer will open when you click link)**

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**Authenticate to your Claude Pro or Max accounts**

* Google Auth or
* Email Auth

**Authorize Claude Code to connect to your Claude account**

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**Get an authentication Code from Claude Code**

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**Paste the copied Code into the Claude Code terminal/shell window and hit enter**

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**Claude Code is now authenticated to Claude and you can use it**

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**In Nimbalyst Settings, you are now authenticated with Claude**

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#### Claude Code in Nimbalyst

**Claude Code now works in Nimbalyst. Type into the right agent panel**

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**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-and-notifications.md](/setup-nimbalyst/ai-provider-setup-and-notifications.md)

### Windows-Specific Settings

**Spellchecker Toggle**

Nimbalyst on Windows uses the Electron spellchecker, which defaults to English. If you'd like to disable it, go to Settings and toggle the spellchecker off.


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