Nerve Docs

Start here when you need setup, operations, or contributor guidance.

Top-level entry points

• Project README, product overview and quick start
• Contributing, local development, tests, and PR expectations
• Changelog, release notes

Core docs

• Architecture, codebase structure and system design
• Configuration, .env, auth, access modes, TTS providers, and UI settings
• API, backend endpoints and behavior
• Security, threat model and hardening notes
• Troubleshooting, common failures and fixes
• Updating, built-in updater flow and rollback
• Installer Steps, what the installer does
• Agent Markers, TTS, charts, and kanban markers
• Code Review, review guidance for the current codebase

Setup and deployment

• AI Agent Setup
• Nerve Agent Install Contract
• Run everything on one machine
• Use a cloud Gateway with Nerve on your laptop
• Run both Nerve and Gateway in the cloud
• Add Tailscale to an existing Nerve install