starter guide
Up and running.
One command installs the collector, bridge, and agent hooks.
Before you start
- Docker running
- curl
- Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex
- 01
Install
Run the one-liner. cot starts a local collector in Docker, downloads the bridge, and wires hooks.
- 02
Open dashboard
Visit http://127.0.0.1:31337. A setup wizard walks you through agent selection and verification.
- 03
Use your agent
Work normally. Hooks fire in the background. Sessions appear in the dashboard within seconds.
Useful commands
Pause the local collector
Refresh the local bridge script
Environment overrides
COT_PORTHost port for the collector (default 31337)
COT_AGENTSAgents to wire: claude, cursor, codex
COT_ENDPOINTCollector URL for the bridge
COT_DISABLE_TELEMETRYSet to 1 to disable outbound usage metrics
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