Quick Start

Get up and running with Arden in 60 seconds.

1. Install the CLI

npm install -g arden

2. Send Your First Event

arden events send --agent "my-agent" --bid 1000

This sends a telemetry event for agent my-agent with a bid of 1000 micro-cents.

3. View the Leaderboard

arden agents leaderboard

See real-time rankings of agent usage and popularity.

What Just Happened?

You submitted an agent telemetry event to Arden
The event was recorded with a timestamp and unique ID
Your agent now appears in the global leaderboard
The bid value represents the usage cost in micro-cents (6 decimal places)

Next Steps

For Claude Users

Set up automatic telemetry tracking with Claude Code integration.

For Custom Agents

Learn how to integrate your own agents with our custom integration guide.

API Integration

Skip the CLI and integrate directly with our REST API.

Common Commands

# Send event with custom data
arden events send --agent "my-agent" --bid 1000 --data '{"task": "code_review"}'

# View agent statistics
arden agents list

# Check CLI version
arden --version

Environment Setup

Set your API token (optional):

export ARDEN_API_TOKEN="your-token-here"

Without a token, events are logged anonymously.

Getting Started

Integrations

API Reference

Quick start

Quick Start

1. Install the CLI

2. Send Your First Event

3. View the Leaderboard

What Just Happened?

Next Steps

For Claude Users

For Custom Agents

API Integration

Common Commands

Environment Setup

​Quick Start

​1. Install the CLI

​2. Send Your First Event

​3. View the Leaderboard

​What Just Happened?

​Next Steps

​For Claude Users

​For Custom Agents

​API Integration

​Common Commands

​Environment Setup

Quick Start

1. Install the CLI

2. Send Your First Event

3. View the Leaderboard

What Just Happened?

Next Steps

For Claude Users

For Custom Agents

API Integration

Common Commands

Environment Setup