> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.palico.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Setup a Palico app locally in just a few steps.

## Requirements

* [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/)
* [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en)

## Setup and Installation

<Steps>
  <Step title="Initialize a Palico Application">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npx palico init <project-name>
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your Open API Key">
    This starter LLM application uses OpenAI so you will need to add an OpenAI API key in your `.env` file. You can get your OpenAI API key from [https://platform.openai.com/api-keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys).

    ```bash .env theme={null}
    OPENAI_API_KEY=<your-openai-api-key>
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start your Palico App">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npm start
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

The starter app comes with a few example agents. You can modify them in the `src/agents/<agent-name>/index.ts` file.

## What's Next?

* [Building your application](/guides/build)
* [Setup tests for measuring performance](/guides/experiments)
* [Connect to your agent from client applications](/client-sdk)
* [Setup deployment and continuous integration](/guides/deployment)