Set up, configure and master AetherSync.
Everything required to run the autonomous coding environment locally — from a first install to advanced agent prompting.
Quickstart guide
- 01
Install the desktop app
Download and run the installer. The deep-linking protocol is registered automatically.
- 02
Authenticate
Sign in through the browser portal, or paste provider API keys directly in Settings.
- 03
Open a project
Press Ctrl+O to load a folder. The workspace sandbox is scoped to that directory.
- 04
Start coding
Open the Agent tab and give it a task like “refactor the authentication flow”.
Advanced installation (CLI)
On Linux you can extract and run the standalone binary directly, without the installer routine.
# Download the Linux archive
wget https://github.com/usman4116/Async-Login/releases/latest/download/AetherSync-Desktop-0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
# Extract to your applications directory
tar -xzf AetherSync-Desktop-0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/bin/
# Make the executable runnable
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/AetherSync/aethersync
# Run the IDE
~/.local/bin/AetherSync/aethersyncAgent prompting practices
Autonomous agents work best with explicit context, constraints and a verification step. These two prompts differ only in specificity.
Avoid — vague
“Fix the login page design and make it look better.”
No context on which files are the login page, no definition of “better”, and no stop condition.
Prefer — explicit
“In app/login/page.tsx, replace the generic blue button with the primary Button from components/ui/Button.tsx. Run npm run build afterwards to verify.”
Explicit paths, a named replacement, and an actionable verification step.
Essential keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open command palette | Ctrl + P |
| Toggle integrated terminal | Ctrl + ` |
| Open project workspace | Ctrl + O |
| New agent chat session | Ctrl + K |
| Interrupt running agent | Escape |