cargo-quickstart

# Cargo Quickstart — first value in two minutes One guided demo: pull ~25 fresh leads matching a buyer persona the user picks, show the cost receipt, then save the pull as a recurring play. The point is not the list — it's that in minute 3 the user owns a running system, not a one-off result. **A new account starts with 100 free credits — no card.** This demo spends about **0.5** of them. Say that out loud before the first paid call ("this costs about half a credit of your 100 free ones"): it converts the moment from *a purchase decision* into *a look around*, which is the whole job of a quickstart. Never let a new user think the demo is why they'd run out. ## Bootstrap Already signed in (`cargo-ai whoami` returns a workspace)? Skip to the next section. ```bash npm install -g @cargo-ai/cli # no global install? prefix every command with `npx @cargo-ai/cli` cargo-ai login --email you@company.com # emailed code, no browser; creates the account on first use # alternatives: --oauth (browser) · --token <api-token> (CI) cargo-ai whoami # confirm the active workspace before any write ``` Every command prints JSON to stdout; failures exit non-zero with `{"errorMessage": "..."}`. Anything that creates a run or a batch is async — pass `--wait-until-finished` or poll the matching `get`. When the full skill bundle is installed, [`../cargo/references/prerequisites.md`](../cargo/references/prerequisites.md) ad...