Quickstart

Install the CLI

Run the install script in your terminal. Requires Python 3.12+.

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeepVista-AI/deepvista-cli/main/install.sh | bash

If Python 3.12 isn’t available on your machine, install it first before running the command above.

Using an AI agent? Paste this prompt directly into Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent and it will handle the install for you:

Install DeepVista CLI. Visit cli.deepvista.ai for docs.
Install command: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeepVista-AI/deepvista-cli/main/install.sh | bash
Requires Python 3.12+. If Python 3.12 isn't available, install it first.
After install, run "deepvista auth login" and share the URL with me so I can authenticate.

Authenticate

Once installed, log in to connect the CLI to your DeepVista account.

Start the login flow

deepvista auth login

This opens a browser window for authentication. Complete the sign-in and copy the code shown.

Paste your code (if prompted)

deepvista auth login --code <code>

Verify you're connected

deepvista auth status

You should see your account details confirming a successful connection.

Capture your first note

With the CLI installed and authenticated, save an insight to your knowledge base in one line.

deepvista notes + "Your insight here"

Example:

deepvista notes +quick "Tobi Lütke: the company is a tool to amplify what you love"

✓ Note saved to knowledge base
  id: note_7d3f9a
  indexed: semantic + full-text

Your note is immediately indexed for both semantic and full-text search — ready for your agent to find and synthesize later.

Skills

The CLI ships with 8 built-in skills that install globally to ~/.claude/skills/ and are available in every agent session automatically.

Skill	What it does
`deepvista-shared`	Auth, profiles, global flags, and security rules used across all skills
`deepvista-memory`	Search, read, create, and update cards in your knowledge base
`deepvista-notes`	Quick note capture — one-liners or full structured notes, instantly indexed
`deepvista-recipe`	Run structured AI workflows and stream results live in your terminal
`deepvista-chat`	Conversational AI agent with full access to your knowledge base context
`deepvista-persona-knowledge-worker`	Daily knowledge workflow patterns for people who think for a living
`deepvista-recipe-research-to-recipe`	Full pipeline: search your KB → synthesize → run a Recipe workflow
`deepvista-recipe-export-knowledge-as-skills`	Turn your own knowledge base into installable, shareable agent skills

Try a use case

Copy any prompt below, paste it into your AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), and let DeepVista handle the rest.

Capture insights from a podcast

Build a searchable knowledge base from founder interviews.

Load skills: deepvista-shared deepvista-notes

I just listened to the Lenny's Podcast episode with Brian Chesky about founder mode.

Here are my notes: ...

Save this to my knowledge base as a note titled "Brian Chesky — Founder Mode".

Research and synthesize with a Recipe

Once you’ve captured 10–20 notes, ask your agent to find patterns across them.

Load skills: deepvista-shared deepvista-memory deepvista-recipe deepvista-recipe-research-to-recipe

Search for cards about growth and early-stage execution, then find my Research Synthesis
recipe and run it focused on: what separates high-growth founders, common 0→1 mistakes.

Show me what you find before running.

Evaluate a startup idea

Test new ideas against founder frameworks you’ve already captured.

Load skills: deepvista-shared deepvista-memory deepvista-recipe

I have a new startup idea to evaluate. Idea: [your idea].

1. Search my knowledge base for any idea validation frameworks
2. Find my idea evaluation Recipe
3. Run it with the above context — show me the Recipe first

Recipe patterns

Build these workflows in the DeepVista web app, then invoke them through your agent with a single prompt.

Research synthesis

Search my memory for [topic] and run my Research Synthesis Recipe

Idea evaluation

Evaluate this idea against my founder frameworks: [idea]

Weekly review

Run my weekly review — surface pinned cards and capture this week's key learnings

Interview debrief

I just finished a user interview. Run my Interview Debrief Recipe with these notes: [notes]

Decision memo

Help me think through this decision using my knowledge base: [decision]

Competitive analysis

Run a competitive analysis on [company/space] using everything I've captured

CLI reference

Auth
Notes
Memory
Recipes

Command	Description
`deepvista auth login`	Open browser for authentication
`deepvista auth login --code <code>`	Paste code from browser
`deepvista auth status`	Check authentication state
`deepvista auth logout`	Clear credentials

Command	Description
`deepvista notes +quick "<text>"`	Capture a quick one-line note
`deepvista notes +`	Open structured note entry
`deepvista notes list`	List recent notes
`deepvista notes search "<query>"`	Search notes by keyword or semantic query

Command	Description
`deepvista memory search "<query>"`	Search context cards semantically
`deepvista memory get <id>`	Retrieve a specific card by ID
`deepvista memory create`	Create a new context card
`deepvista memory update <id>`	Update an existing card

Command	Description
`deepvista recipe list`	List available Recipes in your project
`deepvista recipe run <name>`	Run a Recipe by name
`deepvista recipe status <id>`	Check status of a running Recipe

Uninstall

To remove the DeepVista CLI from your system:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeepVista-AI/deepvista-cli/main/uninstall.sh | bash

Connect your AI client via MCP

Want to use DeepVista directly inside Cursor or Claude Desktop? Set up the MCP server to give your AI tools live access to your context cards.

Getting started

Light Workflow

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Release Docs

For Developers

Install the CLI

Authenticate

Capture your first note

Skills

Try a use case

Recipe patterns

Research synthesis

Idea evaluation

Weekly review

Interview debrief

Decision memo

Competitive analysis

CLI reference

Uninstall

Connect your AI client via MCP

​Install the CLI

​Authenticate

​Capture your first note

​Skills

​Try a use case

​Recipe patterns

Research synthesis

Idea evaluation

Weekly review

Interview debrief

Decision memo

Competitive analysis

​CLI reference

​Uninstall

Connect your AI client via MCP

Install the CLI

Authenticate

Capture your first note

Skills

Try a use case

Recipe patterns

CLI reference

Uninstall