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Beginner Path

Quick Start

Apply the Brenner method to your research question in 30 minutes. No complex infrastructure required — just a terminal, git, bun, and any AI chat interface.

~30 min•7 steps•No Agent Mail required

What You'll Do

Seven steps from question to tested hypothesis

1

What Is This?

~3 min

Understand BrennerBot, the Two Axioms, and what you'll produce by the end of this tutorial.

Sydney Brenner's methodology in 60 seconds
The Two Axioms that underpin scientific inquiry
2

Prerequisites

~2 min

Verify you have Git, terminal access, and Bun installed. Quick checks for all platforms.

Confirming your development environment is ready
Platform-specific setup tips (Mac, Windows, Linux)
3

Clone & Install

~5 min

Get the BrennerBot repository and install dependencies. Verify with the doctor command.

Setting up the local BrennerBot environment
Using the doctor command to verify installation
4

Search the Corpus

~5 min

Learn to search Brenner's wisdom using the CLI. Find relevant quotes with §n anchors.

How corpus search returns transcript segments
Using §n references for stable citations
5

Build an Excerpt

~5 min

Compose relevant transcript sections into a curated excerpt for your research question.

Why excerpts matter for grounding your research
Building a personalized Brenner reference document
6

Your First Session

~8 min

Compose a kickoff prompt using the CLI and run it through any AI chat interface.

Generating structured prompts with the Brenner methodology
Running sessions in 'local mode' with any AI
7

Understand the Output

~5 min

Walk through each artifact section and understand why it matters for rigorous research.

The anatomy of a Brenner research artifact
Connecting outputs back to the Brenner operators

Ready to Begin?

Start with Step 1 to learn what BrennerBot is and what you'll create. The full tutorial takes about 30 minutes.

Start Step 1Learn the Method First