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Build on your own computer, with the AI you already pay for

Three steps, once. After that you press one button on Bystep and watch the steps get done — on your laptop, with your own Claude or ChatGPT account. No step credits are used.

  1. 1. Install Node.js

    Node.js is the small program that runs the helper. Download the LTS version, install it, done.

    Download Node.js

  2. 2. Install Claude Code and sign in

    Open the Terminal app (Mac) or PowerShell (Windows), paste the first command, then the second one and sign in with your Claude account. Have a ChatGPT subscription instead? Install Codex the same way.

    npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude

  3. 3. Connect your computer to Bystep

    Paste this command in the same window. A link appears — open it, sign in, and leave the window open. That is it: from now on Bystep sends the steps to this computer.

    npx @bystep/cli serve

Not sure it worked? Run the check

It prints a short list: what is ready and what is still missing, in plain words.

npx @bystep/cli serve --doctor
I have done the steps — open Bystep

Not sure? Let your AI assistant walk you through it

Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and follow along:

Read https://bystep.dev/agent-guide.md first, then guide me step by step to set up Bystep on my computer (the "my computer" path). I am not a programmer.

Questions people ask

Is it safe?
The helper only works inside one project folder on your computer and only does what Bystep's plan says. You see every step and its proof on Bystep, and you can stop at any time.
What does it cost?
Nothing extra from Bystep: steps built on your computer do not use your step credits. Your Claude or ChatGPT subscription is used as usual.
Can I close the laptop?
Building pauses when the laptop sleeps and continues when it wakes. The phone preview needs the laptop on. Publishing keeps working: Bystep stores a copy after every finished step.
Do I still get the phone preview?
Yes. While your computer is connected, "Try it on your phone" opens the app running on your computer through a secure Bystep link.

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