---
title: Cloud quickstart
description: From sign-up to assigning your first task to an agent in 5 minutes.
---

import { Callout } from "fumadocs-ui/components/callout";

This page walks you end-to-end through Multica Cloud — **sign up → install the [CLI](/cli) → start the [daemon](/daemon-runtimes) → create an [agent](/agents) → assign your first [task](/tasks)**. Takes about 5 minutes.

One prerequisite: you already have at least one [AI coding tool](/providers) installed locally ([Claude Code](/providers#claude-code), [Codex](/providers#codex), [Cursor](/providers#cursor), [Copilot](/providers#copilot), [Gemini](/providers#gemini), [Hermes](/providers#hermes), [Kimi](/providers#kimi), [Kiro CLI](/providers#kiro-cli), [OpenCode](/providers#opencode), [OpenClaw](/providers#openclaw), or [Pi](/providers#pi)). The daemon auto-detects them on startup and refuses to start if none are present.

## 1. Create an account

Sign up at [multica.ai](https://multica.ai). You can log in with email (6-digit verification code) or Google.

After sign-up you're automatically placed in a default workspace (generated from your account name). You can rename it later, or create new workspaces.

## 2. Install the Multica CLI

**macOS / Linux (Homebrew recommended)**:

```bash
brew install multica-ai/tap/multica
```

**macOS / Linux (no Homebrew)**:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multica-ai/multica/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (PowerShell)**:

```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multica-ai/multica/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
```

Verify the install:

```bash
multica version
```

## 3. Log in + start the daemon

A single command handles login and starts the daemon:

```bash
multica setup
```

`multica setup` will:

1. Configure the CLI to connect to Multica Cloud
2. Open your browser for login (same email verification code / Google OAuth as the web)
3. Store the generated PAT in `~/.multica/config.json`
4. **Start the daemon automatically** — it begins polling for tasks every 3 seconds and sending heartbeats every 15 seconds

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**Using the desktop app?** The desktop app **starts the daemon automatically** on launch — no need to run `multica setup` by hand. See [Desktop app](/desktop-app).
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Verify the daemon is running:

```bash
multica daemon status
```

`online` means it has registered with the server.

## 4. Verify the runtime is online

In the web UI, go to **Settings → Runtimes**. The daemon you just started should appear as one or more active runtimes — one per AI coding tool installed locally.

If it shows as offline, don't panic — see [Troubleshooting → Daemon can't reach the server](/troubleshooting#daemon-cant-reach-the-server).

## 5. Create an agent

In the web UI, go to **Settings → Agents** and click **New Agent**:

- **Name** — the name shown for this agent on boards and in comments. Pick something you like
- **Provider** — choose an AI coding tool you have installed locally (the dropdown only lists tools detected by your runtimes)
- **Model** (optional) — the model selection inside that tool (a static list or dynamic discovery, depending on the provider)
- **Instructions** (optional) — system prompt for this agent

Once created, the agent shows up in your workspace member list and can be assigned work like a human member.

## 6. Assign your first task

Create an issue in the web UI, or from the CLI:

```bash
multica issue create --title "Add an ASCII architecture diagram to the README"
```

Assign the issue to the agent you just created — click its avatar in the web UI, or use the CLI:

```bash
multica issue assign MUL-1 --to my-agent-name
```

`--to` takes the **name** of an agent or member. A substring match works — if the agent is called `my-code-reviewer`, `reviewer` resolves to it. If your workspace has overlapping names, pass `--to-id <uuid>` instead (mutually exclusive with `--to`); look up the UUID via `multica agent list --output json` or `multica workspace members --output json`.

**What happens next from the daemon**:

1. It picks up the task within 3 seconds (status goes from `queued` to `dispatched`)
2. It invokes the matching AI coding tool to start work (status becomes `running`)
3. The AI works locally — it may read your code directory, run commands, edit files
4. When done, it reports the result back to Multica (status becomes `completed` or `failed`, depending on whether auto-retry kicks in)

The web UI updates in **real time** (via WebSocket) — no refresh needed.

## Next steps

- [Daemon and runtimes](/daemon-runtimes) — how the daemon operates and what runtimes mean
- [Tasks](/tasks) — task lifecycle and retry rules
- [AI coding tools compared](/providers) — capability differences across the 11 tools
- [Desktop app](/desktop-app) — if you'd rather not run the daemon yourself
- [Self-host quickstart](/self-host-quickstart) — run your own backend
