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# Honcho Setup
Walk the user through first-time Honcho configuration so persistent memory works in Claude Code.
## Steps
### 1. Validate the connection
Run the setup runner. It's a committed script (`src/skills/setup-runner.ts`) that
checks for an API key (env var, then `~/.honcho/config.json`), validates the
connection, writes the config, and installs the memory statusLine:
```bash
bun run "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/skills/setup-runner.ts"
```
If `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` isn't set, the plugin lives here (find the version
directory inside and run the runner from there):
```bash
echo "$HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/honcho/honcho"
```
**If the runner reports "No API key found"**, it prints how to set one and exits.
Relay that to the user:
- Get a free key at https://app.honcho.dev
- **macOS / Linux:** add to `~/.zshrc` (or `~/.bashrc`): `export HONCHO_API_KEY="your-key-here"`
- **Windows (PowerShell):** `setx HONCHO_API_KEY "your-key-here"`
- Then restart Claude Code and run `/honcho:setup` again.
Do NOT ask the user to paste their key into the chat — it must be set as an
environment variable outside Claude Code. Stop here and wait for them to come back.
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| git:20260723.eeaf5dd latest | 2026-07-23 | eeaf5dd | 2,403 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20260602.208d00e | 2026-06-02 | 208d00e | 2,980 B | B | view · diff |
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Source
plastic-labs/claude-honcho · 63 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main
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