Install

Install Bearing, connect Jev, and give your agent a set of rules to work with.

1. Install the Bearing CLI

   From your repository root, run:

   npm install -D bearing-lint

2. Connect Jev

   Enter your Jev API key at the prompt. Bearing saves it locally.

   npx bearing auth set-key

3. Set up your agent

   From your repository root, choose the command for your agent. This installs the Bearing skill and enables end-of-turn checks.

   # Codex
   npx bearing init --agent codex --hooks
   
   # Claude Code
   npx bearing init --agent claude --hooks

   Restart your agent and approve its project hooks when prompted.

4. Create your rules

   Invoke $bearing in Codex or /bearing in Claude Code. Ask your agent to turn your project preferences and skills into rules.

   Review the rules, validate them, and run your first check:

   npx bearing rules
   npx bearing validate
   npx bearing check