Overview

The Setup page provides quick access to install the CLI, connect your IDE, and browse the full command reference.

Navigate to Setup from the sidebar.

The top section offers one-click IDE setup. Click Connect IDE to open the connection modal, which auto-configures your API key, project, and MCP server for VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Antigravity.

The extension captures:

Git commits (SHA, message, files changed, diff)
File save events
Session lifecycle (auto-creates and closes sessions)

See Integrations for detailed setup steps per editor.

CLI installation

Install the CLI globally:

bash

npm install -g contox-cli

Command reference

Auth

Command	Description
`contox login -k <key>`	Store your Contox API key
`contox whoami`	Verify API key and show connection info

Setup

Command	Description
`contox init -t <team> -n "Name"`	Initialize project and create `.contox.json`
`contox init -t <team>`	List available projects for a team

Memory

Command	Description
`contox memory`	Load full project memory (use at session start)
`contox memory --json`	Output project memory as structured JSON
`contox save "summary..."`	Save session work into project memory
`contox save --json`	Save structured session data from stdin

Context

Command	Description
`contox scan`	Scan project and create hierarchical sub-contexts
`contox scan --dry-run`	Preview sub-contexts without pushing
`contox scan --flat -o ctx.md`	Generate single flat context file