1
Create your account
Go to nowrun.io and sign up for a free account. You only need an email address to get started.
2
Verify your card
Add a payment method in the nowrun dashboard. nowrun runs a $0 authorization check — you are not charged. The verification activates your free plan and prevents abuse, which is what keeps the free tier free for everyone.
3
Copy your token
After verification, open the nowrun dashboard and copy your personal API token. You will paste this into your agent in the next step.
4
Tell your agent to deploy
Open your AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any shell-capable agent) and ask it to deploy your app using your nowrun token. When the agent asks for the token, paste it in.The agent will run the following commands on your behalf:
You do not need to run these commands yourself. The agent executes them as part of its setup and deploy cycle.
5
Open your link
Once the deploy completes, your agent will share a live URL. Open it in any browser — your app is running instantly, with no install required.
You do not need to give your agent a command cheat sheet.
nowrun init installs the nowrun skill and MCP server, which teach the agent every available CLI command. The agent uses nowrun help and nowrun <command> -h to discover what it needs on its own.Next steps
- Deploy your first app — a deeper walkthrough of the deploy flow.
- CLI overview — explore every nowrun command available to your agent.