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

# Quickstart

> Build and run a method with your coding agent.

Install Method on a computer with Node.js 22+ and a signed-in Codex CLI:

```sh theme={null}
npm install -g https://app.withmethod.ai/downloads/withmethod-sdk-0.3.0.tgz
method authoring
```

Give your coding agent the task and this instruction:

> Read method authoring all. Turn my request into a method with small literal operations, clear data descriptions, and independent checks. Preserve exact search prompts and all required results. Validate and save it. Let me approve browser sign-in. Give me the dashboard URL.

The agent writes a local YAML draft, checks it, and saves one complete version. Open the URL to read each operation and its named data.

Run that version:

```sh theme={null}
method run WORKFLOW_ID --version VERSION_ID --workspace WORKING_FOLDER
```

Use the IDs returned by save. Supply required inputs and connections as described by `method run --help`. Method starts Codex processes and uploads run records to the dashboard.

Read the observed result and check evidence before changing the method. If upload fails, use `method sync RUN_DIRECTORY`; do not start another business run to repair an upload.