Documentation

Everything you need to create, configure, and run kern agents.

Get Started

Install kern, create your first agent, and start chatting in under a minute.

Configuration

Agent config, environment variables, model selection, provider setup.

Commands

CLI reference — init, start, stop, restart, tui, web, logs, backup, restore.

Interfaces

Terminal, web UI, Telegram, Slack — how agents connect to each channel.

Tools

Built-in tools — bash, read, write, edit, glob, grep, fetch, message, recall.

Pairing

User authentication — pairing codes, operator setup, access control.

Quick start: npm install -g kern-ai && kern init my-agent