Quick Start Guide

This guide takes you from a fresh OmniIDE installation to running your first autonomous coding session in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Configure Your API Key

OmniIDE uses Google Gemini API for cloud-powered AI. You will need a free API key:

1. Visit Google AI Studio
2. Create a new API key (free tier available)
3. In OmniIDE, open Settings (Ctrl+,) and paste your key in the Gemini API Key field

Step 2: Create a Project

1. Open OmniIDE and click File → Open Folder
2. Create a new folder for your project (e.g., my-first-project)
3. The Omni-Agent will automatically detect the workspace

Step 3: Start an Autonomous Session

Open the Omni-Agent panel and type a natural language instruction:

Create a Node.js Express API with a /health endpoint 
and a /users endpoint that returns sample data.

The Omni-Agent will:

• Generate the project structure
• Create all necessary files (package.json, server.js, routes)
• Install dependencies via npm install
• Start the development server
• If any errors occur, automatically debug and fix them

Step 4: Watch the Self-Healing Loop

If the agent encounters an error during execution — say, a missing dependency or a syntax mistake — it will:

1. Catch the error from the terminal output
2. Analyze the root cause using Gemini
3. Generate the corrective code
4. Re-execute automatically

This is the self-healing agentic loop — no manual intervention required.

Next Steps

• Learn about the Omni-Agent — how the autonomous agent works under the hood
• Multi-File Refactoring — handle complex cross-file changes
• Autonomous Workflows — advanced agent patterns