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Clone into Agent Context

3of 8~5 min
  • How to clone the BrennerBot repository
  • How to give your agent access to the codebase
  • The key files your agent will need to read
What you'll do
  • Clone the brenner_bot repository
  • Navigate into the project directory
  • Start your agent with project context

1. Clone the Repository

First, clone the BrennerBot repository to your local machine:

Terminal
git clone https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/brenner_bot.git
cd brenner_bot

2. Key Files Your Agent Will Read

The repository contains these important files that your agent will internalize:

AGENTS.md

Project conventions and agent coordination rules

README.md

Project overview and the Brenner methodology

specs/operator_library_v0.1.md

The four cognitive operators with usage examples

final_distillation_of_brenner_method_*.md

AI-generated distillations of Brenner's approach

complete_brenner_transcript.md

The full primary source material

3. Start Your Agent

Now start your coding agent from inside the brenner_bot directory:

For Claude Code:

Terminal (in brenner_bot/)
claude

For Codex:

Terminal (in brenner_bot/)
codex

The agent will now have access to all files in the repository. You can verify by asking it to list the files or describe the project structure.

4. Verify File Access

Test that your agent can see the files by asking a simple question:

Prompt to your agent
"List the main files in this repository and briefly describe what each one contains."

Your agent should mention AGENTS.md, README.md, brenner.ts, and the various markdown files. If it says it can't access files, you may need to restart the agent from the correct directory.

Pro Tip
The agent builds its understanding of the codebase as it reads files. In the next step, we'll have it systematically study the methodology documents before applying them to your research question.

Next up: In Step 4, you'll guide your agent to study the Brenner methodology systematically. This is the key step where the agent internalizes the approach.