# Prompt: Install Aleph Across All Environments
Use this prompt with Claude Code (or any AI assistant with file access) to install Aleph on all your AI coding tools.
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## Prompt
```
I need you to install and configure Aleph (an MCP server for recursive LLM reasoning over documents) across all my AI development environments.
**Target environments:**
1. Claude Code (CLI) - via ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json or similar
2. Claude Desktop - via ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
3. Cursor - via cursor MCP config
4. Windsurf - via windsurf MCP config
5. Codex CLI - via ~/.codex/config.toml
**Tasks:**
1. First, check if aleph-rlm is installed:
```bash
pip show aleph-rlm || pip install aleph-rlm[mcp]
```
2. Run the automatic installer and see what it detects:
```bash
aleph-rlm install
```
3. For any environments not auto-detected, manually configure:
**Claude Desktop** (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aleph": {
"command": "aleph",
"args": ["--enable-actions"]
}
}
}
```
**Codex CLI** (~/.codex/config.toml):
```toml
[mcp_servers.aleph]
command = "aleph"
args = ["--enable-actions"]
```
4. Install the `/aleph` skill for Codex CLI:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills/aleph
cp /path/to/aleph/ALEPH.md ~/.codex/skills/aleph/SKILL.md
```
5. Set up the Mimo API key for sub_query functionality (needed for non-CLI environments like Claude Desktop):
Create or update ~/.zshrc (or ~/.bashrc):
```bash
# Aleph sub-query API (Xiaomi MiMo - free until Jan 20, 2026)
export MIMO_API_KEY="<USER_NEEDS_TO_FILL_THIS>"
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1"
```
Get a free API key at: https://xiaomimimo.com
6. Verify installation:
```bash
aleph-rlm doctor
```
7. Test by restarting each environment and checking if the aleph tools are available.
**Important notes:**
- The `--enable-actions` flag allows file read/write and command execution
- In CLI environments (Claude Code, Codex), sub_query will auto-detect and use the CLI itself - no API key needed
- In GUI environments (Claude Desktop), sub_query needs the Mimo API key
- The installer should handle most of this automatically, but verify each environment works
Please proceed step by step and report what you find in each environment.
```
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## What this does
- Installs `aleph-rlm` Python package
- Configures MCP server in all supported AI coding environments
- Sets up Mimo API credentials for `sub_query` functionality
- Enables action tools (file I/O, commands) where appropriate
