ReasonKit Onboarding Quick Reference

One-page reference for getting started with ReasonKit.

🚀 5-Minute Quick Start

# Install
curl -fsSL https://get.reasonkit.sh | bash

# Verify
rk doctor

# Learn
rk onboard --tutorial core

📋 Common Commands

Analysis

# Quick analysis (70% confidence, ~2s)
rk think --profile quick "Your question"

# Standard analysis (80% confidence, ~5s)
rk think --profile balanced "Your question"

# Deep analysis (85% confidence, ~8s)
rk think --profile deep "Your question"

# Maximum rigor (95% confidence, ~15s)
rk think --profile paranoid "Your question"

Verification

# Verify claim with sources
rk verify "Claim to verify" --sources 3

Web Research

# Quick research
rk web "Topic" --depth quick

# Deep research
rk web "Topic" --depth deep

# Save to file
rk web "Topic" --output report.md

Knowledge Base (requires memory feature)

# Ingest document
rk ingest document.pdf --type paper

# Query knowledge base
rk query "Your question" --top-k 5

# RAG query
rk rag query "Your question" --mode thorough

🎯 Profile Selection Guide

Profile	Confidence	Time	Use For
`--quick`	70%	~2s	Brainstorming, drafts, exploration
`--balanced`	80%	~5s	Standard decisions, most use cases
`--deep`	85%	~8s	Important decisions, complex problems
`--paranoid`	95%	~15s	Critical decisions, high stakes

🛠️ Troubleshooting

`rk: command not found`

# Add to PATH
export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"

# Or restart shell
exec $SHELL

`API key not configured`

# Set API key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key"
# or
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key"

`Chrome not found` (for web features)

# macOS
brew install --cask google-chrome

# Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

# Set path
export CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/google-chrome

📚 Learning Resources

Resource	Command/Path	Description
Interactive Tutorial	`rk onboard`	Hands-on guided learning
Examples	`cargo run --example`	Progressive code examples
Use Cases	`docs/use-cases/`	Problem-oriented guides
API Docs	`docs.rs/reasonkit-core`	Complete API reference

🔗 Quick Links

Website: https://reasonkit.sh
Docs: https://docs.reasonkit.sh
GitHub: https://github.com/reasonkit/reasonkit
Issues: https://github.com/reasonkit/reasonkit/issues

💡 MCP (Pro) Tips

Start with --profile quick for exploration, then use --profile balanced for decisions
Run rk doctor after installation to verify everything works
Use rk onboard --list to see all available tutorials
Check examples with ls reasonkit-core/examples/

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