Setup

Everything you need to go from nothing to a real pair-mode session.

1. Install sapling

Run this in a terminal - no Python required.

irm https://try-sapling.com/install.ps1 | iex

2Log in from the CLI

Opens a browser to sign in - your session is saved locally, this is a one-time step per machine.

sapling login

3Start your first session

Sapling auto-registers as your model provider the first time it sees you're logged in - no /model setup needed.

cd your-project
sapling

About the free tier

Free-trial accounts currently run on DeepSeek V4 Flash only, while Sapling's own Claude/GPT credentials are being finished server-side. Upgrade to Pro or Max for the full model list.