From zero to your first conversation with Ella. You'll do the setup once; after that, every project starts at step 4. If you get stuck anywhere, skip ahead to step 4 and tell Ella you're starting from scratch. She'll walk you through the rest.
Each is free to start. You only do this once.
Open your terminal and paste this. It copies the team to your computer, once.
Pick a folder for your project and run the installer for your tool. It copies the team in and leaves a note telling your coding assistant tool how to find them.
Then save (commit) the new files in your project. The full guide has the optional extras.
Open your coding assistant inside the project folder. With Claude Code, type claude in the terminal there. With Codex, type codex. With Cursor, open the folder and use its chat panel. Then paste this one line, with your idea at the end. It's the only prompt you need to remember.
Ella interviews you, a few questions at a time. Something like:
You'll get one page: what we'll build, what you'll need and what it costs each month, the few steps that are yours, who's on the team, and when she'll need you. Ask "tell me more" about anything. When you approve, the team gets to work, and Ella comes back when you're needed: to try a preview, to okay any spending, and to say go for the launch.
that's it, you've started