Install
Get AI out of the chat box.
Download HQ, open it, and you’re minutes from AI that works beside you on your real work.
Signed and notarized by Apple — no warnings, no fuss.
Why install it
It’s the difference between
using AI and wielding it.
Prefer the terminal?
Skip the installer.
One command.
Bootstrap HQ straight from your shell — same result, no download.
# bootstrap HQ from your shell — one command:
Once it’s installed
From download to building.
The same setup we’d walk you through in a session — start to finish, on your own.
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Open the installer
Once it downloads, open it. It’s signed with Indigo’s Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so there are no Gatekeeper warnings.
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Log in and launch
Step through to the end and sign in with your email — the one you were invited to your company’s team with, if that applies. Then click the white “Launch in Claude Code” button.
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Trust the workspace
Claude Code opens with “hq” selected and “/setup” pre-typed. Choose “Trust this workspace,” and make sure the “hq” folder is still the target.
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Dial in your settings
We recommend the latest models (Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5), thinking set to at least “High,” and “bypass permissions” (auto mode) turned on — you may need to enable it in settings.
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Press enter to run /setup
Hit ⏎ in the message box to start setup.
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Answer, then run /handoff
Work through every question until it says setup is finished, then send “/handoff” to save everything to HQ’s memory. You’ll do this at the end of every session.
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Open a fresh session and build
Start with “/brainstorm” to get going. Working on a specific company? Send “/startwork acme” and describe what you want to do. Then it’s the same rhythm every time: start work, handoff, repeat.
We’ll get you up and running.
Rather have a guided hand than go it alone? Grab a time and we’ll get you building in your very first session.