Docs/Getting Started/Getting Started

Getting Started

Get Dynamo running in your game project in under a minute.

Install the Desktop App

The fastest path is the desktop installer — it sets up Dynamo, a themed

terminal, and the fonts it looks best in, all in one pass:

  1. 1.Download the installer for macOS or Windows.
  2. 2.Run it. macOS gets a drag-to-Applications install; Windows walks you

through a short wizard.

  1. 1.Launch Dynamo Engine and sign in with your Dynamo Engine account —

your subscription covers the AI, no API key needed. Prefer your own

model keys? Skip sign-in and set up a provider below.

From there, open your game project and start talking.

Set Up a Provider

Run the setup wizard to configure your first provider:

bash
dynamo setup

The wizard walks you through picking a provider, entering API keys, and selecting a default model. Or set a key manually:

bash
# Anthropic (recommended)
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

# OpenAI
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

# Or use Ollama for local models (no API key needed)
ollama pull qwen3:4b-thinking

Launch

bash
# Navigate to your game project
cd ~/Projects/MyGame

# Start Dynamo
dynamo

You'll see the animated logo and a prompt. Start typing — Dynamo streams responses in real time with syntax highlighting.

Permissive Mode

Skip tool approval prompts with the -y flag:

bash
dynamo -y

Resume a Session

bash
# Pick from recent sessions
dynamo -r

# Resume a specific session
dynamo -r <session-id>

Next Steps

Accounts & Plans