Verified AI tool setup

Install AI tools. Fix what breaks.

Tested setup, configuration, and troubleshooting guides for AI coding agents and local AI tools.

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One desk for installing, testing, and fixing the tools you depend on.

Four tools. One reliable method.

Focused coverage for the installation paths and failures developers encounter most.

Claude Code

Node setup, authentication, permissions, WSL, enterprise providers, and MCP.

Installation, configuration, errors

OpenAI Codex

CLI installation, PATH fixes, sign-in, upgrades, local configuration, and MCP.

CLI, desktop, integrations

Gemini CLI

Install methods, Google authentication, Cloud projects, certificates, and updates.

Authentication, projects, networking

Ollama

Local models, GPU detection, Docker, ports, storage, WSL, and LAN access.

Local AI, GPU, networking

Find the shortest path forward.

Start from the task you need to finish, not from a long documentation index.

Install correctly

Choose the right command for your system.

Separate instructions for macOS, Linux, Windows, and WSL when the steps differ.

Fix exact errors

Match the symptom before changing your setup.

Configure connections

Connect providers, IDEs, MCP servers, and local models.

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Verification is part of the procedure, not a note added afterward.

A guide is not finished until the fix is verified.

Every procedure will document what was tested, what success looks like, and how to recover if it fails.

Environment

Tool version, operating system, shell, runtime, and installation method.

Evidence

Exact commands, expected output, screenshots, and official source links.

Recovery

Alternative causes, rollback steps, and a visible review date.