Setup Desktop

Install

Use one of these install paths:

1. Download prebuilt Desktop artifacts from this project’s releases page: https://github.com/XtremeHarness/alphabase/releases
2. If release artifacts are not available yet, run from source:

bun --cwd packages/desktop tauri dev

First-Run Checklist

1. open AlphaBase Desktop
2. open your workspace folder
3. connect at least one model provider
4. select model + agent
5. run a simple file-generation prompt

Example prompt:

Create hello-world.txt with the text "Hello, AlphaBase desktop".

Expected signals:

• tool activity appears
• file write succeeds in workspace
• final completion response is visible

If Something Fails

Use Runtime Diagnostics then Troubleshooting.