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Quickstart

This quickstart takes you from zero to a running AthenaDB Community instance. No account, license, or activation is required for Community. AthenaDB is in Early Access — evaluate on non-sensitive data until the external audit that gates real customer data completes.

1. Install Community

Download a certified Community package for your platform when it is listed on the Get Started page. Public packages are not listed until their release evidence passes.

2. Run the CLI

Download the athenadb CLI for your platform and confirm it runs:

athenadb --version

3. Optionally start a paid-feature trial

Create an Account Hub workspace only if you want to evaluate paid features. Activate with the trial or license key from your dashboard. Activation contacts the live edge at license.athenadb.app:

athenadb db license activate <your-key>

Check the trial window and activation count at any time:

athenadb db license trial status

4. Ingest and query

Create an instance, ingest a document, and run a hybrid query that blends keyword and semantic retrieval:

athenadb db init ./my-instance
athenadb ingest ./my-instance ./docs/*.md
athenadb legal query ./my-instance "how does activation work?"

Retrieval runs through a domain pack, so the query subcommand is the pack's — legal, medical, or research. See Domain packs.

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