Quick Start - Strix — ContextQMD

Prerequisites

Docker (running)
An LLM API key from any supported provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)

Installation

<Tabs> <Tab title="curl"> ```bash curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | bash ``` </Tab> <Tab title="pipx"> ```bash pipx install strix-agent ``` </Tab> </Tabs>

Configuration

Set your LLM provider:

bash

export STRIX_LLM="openai/gpt-5.4"
export LLM_API_KEY="your-api-key"

<Tip> For best results, use `openai/gpt-5.4`, `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6`, or `openai/gpt-5.2`. </Tip>

Run Your First Scan

bash

strix --target ./your-app

<Note> First run pulls the Docker sandbox image automatically. Results are saved to `strix_runs/<run-name>`. </Note>

Target Types

Strix accepts multiple target types:

bash

# Local codebase
strix --target ./app-directory

# GitHub repository
strix --target https://github.com/org/repo

# Live web application
strix --target https://your-app.com

# Multiple targets (white-box testing)
strix -t https://github.com/org/repo -t https://your-app.com

Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}> <Card title="CLI Options" icon="terminal" href="/usage/cli"> Explore all command-line options. </Card> <Card title="Scan Modes" icon="gauge" href="/usage/scan-modes"> Choose the right scan depth. </Card> </CardGroup>