Lesson 1 of 8 · 2 min

Install the CLI and sign in

Install the helix CLI, sign in to Tray, and open your AI assistant. That's the only terminal work in this course.

You’ll build one app and put it in production: a renewal tracker that reads Salesforce and shows a customer success team who renews in the next 90 days. Setup is three commands, once per machine.

What you need

  • Node.js 24.19.0 or later. Run node --version to check.
  • A Tray account with a workspace. Your app and your Salesforce connection live there.
  • An AI assistant. We use Claude Code. Cursor and Codex work the same way.

Three commands

helix cli

$ npm install -g @trayai/helix-cli # install the helix command, once

$ helix login # opens the browser, finishes when you sign in

$ claude # or open Cursor or Codex

Sign in when the browser opens and the terminal picks it up. Your workspace comes with your sign-in.

Every assistant on the machine shares that session. Run helix login yourself, in a plain terminal, and never paste the saved session into a prompt.

Open the assistant in the folder where you want the app. From here on, you build by asking it.

Ready to build your own?

Try Helix and put an app of your own in production.

Try Helix

Got an app on your laptop? Put it live today.

Sign up, deploy your app with one command, and send your team a URL with sign-in in front of it.

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