# Getting Started with the SDK

## Installation

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<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>npm install cortex-ts
</strong></code></pre>

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```bash
pip install trycortex
```

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## Create a CortexAPI

Create environment variables for your cortex API key.

Use the API key to create a CortexAPI.

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```typescript
import { CortexAPI } from 'cortex-ts';
const {CORTEX_API_KEY} = process.env;

const cortex = new CortexAPI(CORTEX_API_KEY);
```

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```python
import cortex

CortexAPI = cortex.CortexAPI(API_KEY)
```

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