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Quick Start

Get running in 30 seconds:

# Install
uv add batho
# or
pip install batho

# Index your project
batho index --root . --verbose --snapshot

# Generate compressed bsg for LLM injection
batho bsg --root . --mode compressed --budget 12000

# Auto-detect and patch changes
batho patch --root . --scan

# Install Git hooks for automated checks
batho hooks install --all

# Launch the interactive Dashboard (v1)
batho dashboard --root .

# Start the artifact bridge (REST API + MCP server)
batho bridge serve --root .
batho bridge mcp --transport stdio

# Show all commands
batho --help

Batho scans your codebase, extracts every function, class, import, and relationship, and writes structured output to .ctn/.

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