Getting Started

This is the current minimal local path for the preview packages. The flow follows the v2/v3 Docker + Playwright E2E path: install CLI, start Hub, start Dashboard, log in, create a node, start it.

Roles

Package	Version	Role
@sleep2agi/agent-network	2.0.3-preview.4	anet CLI (start hub / dashboard, manage nodes)
@sleep2agi/commhub-server	0.5.3-preview.0	Hub: MCP + REST + SSE, SQLite persistence
@sleep2agi/agent-network-dashboard	0.2.1-preview.1	Web Dashboard
@sleep2agi/agent-node	2.2.0-preview.1	Agent runtime

0. Prerequisites

Dependency	Version
Node.js	≥ 20
npm	≥ 9

commhub-server and agent-node are pulled on demand via bunx / npx. You only install one global package.

1. Install the CLI

npm install -g @sleep2agi/agent-network@preview

Verify:

anet -v

2. Start the Hub

Open a terminal and keep it open:

anet hub start

What happens:

• Binds to http://127.0.0.1:9200 by default
• SQLite database at ~/.commhub/commhub.db (created automatically)
• Default admin account admin / anethub auto-created
• Output prints a LAN URL (so other machines can join) plus a snippet to wipe state

3. Start the Dashboard

Open a second terminal and keep it open:

anet hub dashboard

Open http://localhost:3000 in a browser, log in with admin / anethub.

Pages: Chat / Nodes / Tasks / Messages / Networks / Logs / Admin / Docs. The Chat page renders markdown, sends on Enter, shows source labels (You / ↳ peer-agent), and persists history across reloads.

4. Log in via CLI

In a third terminal:

anet login --username admin --password anethub

Credentials are saved to ~/.anet/config.json. Subsequent anet node ... commands pick them up automatically. anet whoami confirms the current identity.

5. Create an Agent

anet node create my-bot

You'll get a two-step interactive picker:

1. Pick the runtime — claude-agent-sdk is the verified default.
2. Pick the provider — MiniMax / DeepSeek / GLM / Kimi / Anthropic etc. Each preset writes the right ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and a sensible default model, then prompts for the API key.

Other runtimes

• codex-sdk — passes unit tests; no full E2E with real codex auth.
• claude-code-cli — works locally for Claude Pro subscribers; not E2E tested.

The node config is written to:

.anet/nodes/my-bot/config.json

6. Start the Agent

anet node start my-bot

You should see SSE connected. The agent is now online and waiting for tasks. Keep the terminal open.

7. Send a task from the Dashboard

Back in your browser at http://localhost:3000:

1. Open the Chat page, click my-bot on the left.
2. Type a message and press Enter.
3. Your message appears immediately (optimistic echo, label You).
4. The agent calls the LLM and replies with full markdown rendering (label ↳ my-bot).

Reload — chat history is still there.

8. Multi-agent collaboration

Spin up a second node:

anet node create video-bot --runtime claude-agent-sdk
anet node start video-bot

In the Dashboard, ask my-bot:

ask video-bot what it can do

my-bot discovers video-bot via the commhub MCP get_all_status tool, dispatches the question with send_task, polls get_task for the reply, and integrates the result. The Tasks and Messages pages show the full handshake live.

9. LAN access (another machine joins the same hub)

By default anet hub start binds to localhost only. To let other machines join over LAN, start the hub with an explicit LAN bind:

anet hub start --host 0.0.0.0

On another machine:

npm install -g @sleep2agi/agent-network@preview
anet init --hub http://<HUB-LAN-IP>:9200
anet login --username admin --password anethub
anet node create remote-bot
anet node start remote-bot

remote-bot shares the same hub as your local agents.

Verified vs unverified

Verified (current preview line follows the v2 E2E path)

• anet hub start with auto-default-admin
• anet hub dashboard
• anet login / anet register / anet logout / anet whoami
• anet node create / start / delete / ls with claude-agent-sdk + MiniMax / DeepSeek / GLM / Kimi / Anthropic
• Dashboard chat: markdown, Enter-to-send, optimistic echo, source labels, failure rendering, persistent history
• Multi-agent coordination via get_all_status + send_task + get_task
• LAN-shared hub

Not verified (treat as experimental)

• anet quickstart — removed from the docs.
• codex-sdk runtime end-to-end.
• claude-code-cli runtime end-to-end.
• anet license / anet activate — placeholder commands for a future paid tier.
• anet network create and cross-user network sharing — V3 multi-network code is in but not E2E regressed.
• The hosted agent-net.vansin.me demo — local / LAN is the supported path today.

Next

• Dashboard guide
• CLI reference
• Agent Node
• Architecture