First-run setup

The first time DemoVexa opens, a setup window walks you through seven steps: signing in to your DemoVexa account, connecting Claude and ElevenLabs, checking your computer and adding your product. It takes about 3 minutes.

The setup window stays open until you finish or skip it. Use Back and Continue at the bottom to move between steps, or Skip setup to close it. You can change everything later in Settings and Workspace settings.

#1. Welcome

The first screen, "Welcome to DemoVexa", shows what you're about to do: Sign in, Connect Claude, Connect ElevenLabs, Check this computer and Add your product.

1. Click Get started.

#2. Sign in to DemoVexa

Your DemoVexa account holds your plan: how many videos and renders you can make each month.

1. Click Sign in to DemoVexa. Your browser opens the DemoVexa account page and the setup window shows a code.
2. Sign in there (or start a free trial), check that the code matches, and click Yes, sign in.
3. The window shows Signed in as your email and plan. Click Continue.

Sign in later skips this step. You can sign in any time from Settings → Account, but you can't make videos until you do. See Your account and computers.

#3. Connect Claude

Claude writes your briefs, scripts and posts, and builds the videos. Choose how it runs with the toggle at the top.

#With your Claude login

1. Select My Claude login.

2. If Claude Code isn't installed yet, click Copy next to the install command and run it in a terminal. It installs Claude Code and starts it so you can sign in.

   On macOS and Linux:

   curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash && claude
   

   On Windows, in PowerShell:

   irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex; claude
   

3. Sign in when Claude Code asks you to.

4. Back in DemoVexa, click Test Claude.

#With an API key

1. Select Anthropic API key.
2. Paste your key into the field. Anthropic keys start with sk-ant-.
3. Click Save.
4. Click Test Claude.

Your keys are stored in your computer's password store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager or the Linux keyring) and only sent to Anthropic and ElevenLabs. They're never shown in full again.

#4. Connect ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs records the voiceover for your videos.

1. Paste your key into ElevenLabs API key. ElevenLabs keys start with sk_.
2. Click Test ElevenLabs.

#If a test fails

#5. Check this computer

DemoVexa checks that your computer has what it needs to build and render videos.

• If everything passes, you'll see "This computer is ready."
• If not, you'll see how many things there are to fix, and each one shows how to fix it. Fix them, then click Check again.

You can continue without fixing everything now. The same checks are in Settings, each with a fix and, where useful, a command to copy.

#6. Add your product

This step creates your first workspace from your app's code.

1. Under App code folder, click Choose folder… and pick your app's folder, or paste its full path, such as /Users/you/code/app or C:\code\app.
2. Check the summary DemoVexa shows for the folder: its files, languages, frameworks, git branch and docs.
3. Check Product name. It's filled in from the folder; change it if needed.
4. Click Add product.

The folder can be in any language. DemoVexa only reads it; nothing in it is changed. If you don't want to add a product yet, click Skip this step.

#7. You're all set

The last step shows a checklist of what you've set up. Choose where to go next:

• Analyze my app opens Workspace settings and starts Claude's analysis of your code. Claude reads your code and fills in the empty fields, such as what the product is and who it's for. It usually takes 1 to 3 minutes.
• Go to projects takes you straight to the Projects page.

#Run setup again

To open the setup window again, go to Settings → Studio and click Run setup again.

#Next

• Make your first video
• Workspaces
• Settings