Build once. Improve each run.

Start with one task. Include an example of a good result if you have one. Your coding agent writes a Method, runs it on a small sample, and shows you each step.

Run your first Method →Run it from your app

What is a Method?

A Method is a YAML file (.method) that describes repeated work: its inputs, its steps, and its result. New files use format: method/3.4. Each step does one thing:

Step	What it does
`run`	Runs a script (Node or Python).
`call`	Asks a model once and gets typed output.
`agent`	Lets a model use the tools that the step lists.
`classify`	Picks an option, answers yes or no, or gives a level, with probabilities. See Classify steps.
`ask`	Waits for a person’s answer.

The Method file holds what a run needs: models, limits, tools, and the names of secrets. Secret values stay on the computer that runs the Method. See Secrets.

How the parts fit

Part	Job	Source
Format, validator, and executor (`@withmethod/runtime`)	Define the fields, check the file, run the steps, and keep run records.	method-spec (MIT)
SDK and `method` CLI	Authoring guide, sign-in, versions, the issue checker, and production runs.	method-sdk (MIT)
Dashboard	Versions, runs, script cards, the inbox, and proposals.	app.withmethod.ai

A valid file does not prove that its task succeeds. Only a run gives evidence.

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curl -fsSL https://app.withmethod.ai/install.sh | sh
method login
method authoring

Then ask your coding agent to turn your task into a Method. Each signed-in run of a changed file saves a version and shows the run on the dashboard. See the quickstart.

Run and resume: how a run works on your computer.
Publish and versions: mark a version to share or to run in production.
Production runs: run a published Method from your app.
Improve and proposals: turn a correction into a better version.
Method format: the fields.
Migrate from 0.13: what changed in SDK 0.14.0.

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