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If you already work with a coding agent such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, Cursor, Aider, or Cline, most of what you have set up comes with you. Gloo Code reads AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md files and the skill folders you already have, and it can build an AGENTS.md for you from other tools’ rule files. Your MCP servers and custom commands are the main things you copy over, and each is a short copy and paste. This section walks you through it, task first. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Aider, Cline and GitHub Copilot are products of their respective owners, mentioned here only to describe how to bring your setup over.

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The step-by-step path

1

Install and sign in

Run the installer, then start gloocode in any folder. It opens Sign in to Gloo and signs you in through the browser. You need an organization with a Gloo Code subscription and a seat assigned to you. See Installation & Setup, or Gloo Code Desktop if you prefer a macOS app. Tiers and seats are in Billing & Plans.
2

Open your project

Run gloocode from your project folder. If the folder has its own Gloo Code config (a gloocode.json, or a .gloocode, .claude, or .agents folder), Gloo Code asks once whether you trust it. Say yes to apply the project’s own config, skills, and MCP servers. You can also type /trust at any time.
3

Bring your instructions

Nothing to do if you already have an AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md. Gloo Code loads both, from the current folder up to the repository root, and it also loads your personal ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Coming from Cursor, Copilot, or another tool? Run /init and Gloo Code reads your existing rule files and drafts an AGENTS.md for you to review.
4

Bring your skills

Skills in ~/.claude/skills, .claude/skills, ~/.agents/skills, and .agents/skills are discovered automatically. Type /skills to see what was found.
5

Add your MCP servers

Add each server to the mcp section of gloocode.json, or run gloocode mcp add for a guided wizard. See Move your MCP servers for copy-and-paste conversions from Claude Code and Codex.
6

Pick a model and an agent

Gloo Code chooses the model for you, so there is nothing to set up. You choose the agent: press Tab to switch between build, which does the work, and plan, which reads and proposes. To pick a model yourself, type /models.
7

Run your first task

Describe what you want in plain language, for example Explain this codebase or Fix the failing test in src/auth. Type @ to mention a file. If you don’t like a result, /undo rolls it back.

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Concepts at a glance

Where the things you already use live in Gloo Code.
--unleashed allows every prompt that no deny rule blocks. The agent can change or delete files and run commands without asking. Use it only in a scratch folder, a container, or a throwaway checkout. You are responsible for what it runs.

From Claude Code

CLAUDE.md, skills, commands, and day-to-day shortcuts.

From Codex CLI

AGENTS.md, skills, and config.toml MCP servers.

From other tools

Cursor, Aider, Cline, and GitHub Copilot.

Move your MCP servers

The Gloo Code MCP format with conversion recipes.
Stuck on a detail? Ask Gloo Code from inside a session, for example “How do I bring my Cursor rules over?”. See Ask Gloo Code.

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Next steps

Migration checklist

A copy-and-paste checklist for your first day.

Launch Gloo Code

Start the terminal UI and run your first task.

Billing & Plans

Tiers, seats, monthly allowance, and top-ups.

Run from scripts

Use gloocode run in scripts and one-off tasks.

Ask Gloo Code

Have Gloo Code answer questions about itself.