Get Started — Poolside

Install pool

Preview

Try our latest models, Laguna XS 2.1 and Laguna S 2.1, free in Preview, in our lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal. Agent Client Protocol-compatible.

macOS & Linux

Windows Beta

  1. Run installer in Terminal
   curl -fsSL https://downloads.poolside.ai/pool/install.sh | sh
  1. Authenticate
   pool login

This command opens platform.poolside.ai in your browser. In the browser, create or copy an API key, then paste it into the terminal.

  1. Send your first prompt
   pool

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Use in your editor

Poolside agents run in any ACP-compatible editor. Set up Zed or JetBrains with a single command.

  1. Zed

Updates ~/.config/zed/settings.json. Restart Zed, then pick a Poolside agent in the agent panel.

   pool acp setup --editor zed

Zed external agents docs ↗

  1. JetBrains

Install the JetBrains AI Assistant plugin first. Updates ~/.jetbrains/acp.json—restart your IDE, then click Chat at the bottom of the AI Assistant pane.

   pool acp setup --editor jetbrains

JetBrains ACP docs ↗

More editor support coming soon.

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