Get started
Decide whether Kraft fits, install it, and run your first work item.
Still deciding whether Kraft is for you? Read Why Kraft and the FAQ. Ready to try it? Install Kraft, then run your first work item through its gates to a merged pull request. If something goes wrong, see Troubleshooting. To upgrade from 1.4, see Upgrade from 1.4, and What's new in 2.0 for what changed.
In this section
- Why Kraft: what it does that a session, a loop or a skill does not, and when not to use it.
- Install: install Kraft with uv, Homebrew, the install script, or from source, start the server, and register it with Claude Code.
- Your first work item: connect a repo, run a work item end to end, and approve its gates.
- FAQ: short answers on what Kraft works with, what it costs, and how to write a spec.