AI Quickstart

Aksara's AI surfaces are built in, but paid providers are optional for first launch.

Check AI Hub

aksara ai-hub status
aksara ai-hub doctor

Configure a Provider

aksara ai-hub configure

Use environment variables for secrets. Do not commit keys.

export OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY>
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key-here
export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY>

Local-First With Ollama

ollama serve
ollama pull llama3
export OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:11434
aksara ai-hub configure

Tests and examples do not require this model to exist. This path is for developers who want local AI without a paid provider.

Try AI Console

Open:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/studio/ui

Ask:

Explain my models
Review this architecture
Investigate this project

Try Investigations

aksara ai investigate "Find the riskiest parts of this project"
aksara ai briefing

Daily Briefing and deeper investigations work best after a provider is configured, but the rest of Studio remains useful without one.