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PrerequisitesA Symbiotic Security account (ask your admin or Symbiotic point of contact for access)

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Installation

Install Symbiotic Code using the following command:
For MacOS & Linux
npm install -g @symbioticsec/code
First check that node and npm are installed using
  node -v
  npm -v
If they are not installed, you can install them using the installer.

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Launch

To launch Symbiotic Code, use the symbiotic command in your terminal.

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Update

If an update is available, the CLI will auto-update on the next launch.

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Authentication

A Symbiotic Security account is required. If you don’t have access, contact your administrator or Symbiotic point of contact.
On first launch, you’ll be prompted to enter your personal access token:
  1. Click the link in the authentication modal to open the Symbiotic Portal
  2. Create a new token or copy an existing one from your account settings
  3. Paste the token into the modal and press Enter
Your token is securely stored and used for all subsequent operations.

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Quick Start Guide

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Test with Guardrails

Experience the value of AI-guided secure development:
  1. Connect your GitHub account in the Symbiotic Portal
  2. Create guardrails for one of your repositories
  3. Open the repository in Symbiotic Code and ask it to implement a feature
You’ll see the agent automatically retrieve and apply your configured guardrails.

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Security from Day One

Create a new project from scratch to see all security features in action:
  1. Ask the agent to create a simple project (e.g., a weather app, to-do list, or CRM)
  2. Observe the automatic guardrail generation
  3. Watch security checks run during implementation
  4. See the final security scan validate the code