── One thing first

Do you have a Claude account?

Your agent thinks with Claude. It needs a paid Claude plan — Pro or Max — or Anthropic API credits.

A free Claude account is not enough, and this is the one thing we cannot set up for you. Without it your agent has nothing to think with — it will not run, and the message it shows you is written for a developer rather than for you. Sort the plan first and the rest of this takes minutes.

I have Claude Pro or Max — download NerveCore ↓I don’t have one yet — get Claude first →

Get your Claude plan sorted, then come back here. Nothing is lost — your NerveCore account and your trial are waiting, and your 14 days do not start until your setup is finished.

When you download

Chrome will probably hold the file and name it something like Unconfirmed 27441.crdownload. That is not a broken download. Press Ctrl + J, find NerveCoreSetup.exe, click the ⌄ beside it and choose Keep. Windows will then warn you too — More info → Run anyway. Both warnings mean the app is new, not that anything is wrong with it.

── Then what happens

1

Run it, then leave it alone.

A black window opens and works for a few minutes. Don’t close it — that window is building your agent.

2

Claude says hello.

First time on a computer, you get a little pixel character and a list of colour themes instead of somewhere to type. That’s normal. Press Enter through those until it offers to sign you in.

3

NerveCore opens and asks for a pairing code.

Get one from Settings → Desktop on this site. It lasts 15 minutes and you can make as many as you like.

4

Dan takes it from there.

He sets everything up with you, one question at a time. About twenty minutes, and most of it is you talking.

You won’t need this website again until Dan is finished. Everything happens in the app.

You’ll get a NerveCore icon on your desktop and in your Start menu. Right-click it and choose Pin to taskbar — you’ll open it most days, and it’s worth having one click away.

Stuck at any point?

WhatsApp 076 319 7691 — that is the fastest way to reach a person. Or email toby@nervecorehq.com. Don’t sit stuck; a message beats an evening lost.

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