Operating manual · Setup path-finder
What should I install?
Pick four things below. Get a recommended runtime, the model to start with, install commands, and the failure modes you'll hit. Hand-curated decision matrix — no AI sludge.
How this works
The path-finder is a hand-curated decision matrix — not AI-generated. Every (OS × hardware × skill × goal) combination maps to a single editorially-chosen recommendation. We err toward the simplest working path that gets you to first-token within 30 minutes. Production-grade recommendations skew toward the runtimes operators actually deploy in 2026.
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