        Getting Started

Get to a live CRM in three steps.

You bring Claude, Codex, or any agent. Aspen brings the platform.

Coming Fall '26

1

Create an API key

In the dashboard, go to Settings → API keys → New key. Copy it somewhere safe — it's shown once.

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Copy

                scoped
                to: acme · production · full access

2

Point your LLM at Aspen

In Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent, ask it to read the getting-started doc. It teaches your LLM everything it needs: the schema format, the CLI, and the APIs.

> Read https://aspencrm.ai/start.md
 ⏺ Fetch(aspencrm.ai/start.md) · 1.4 KB
 ✓ I understand the Aspen platform — schema format, CLI, and APIs. Ready to
                build.

3

Start building

Describe how you want the core data model extended - objects, fields, and more.

> extend the CRM for our b2b sales model
 ✓ 6 custom fields added to opportunity · 2 custom objects created
 ✓ metadata compiled · checked into git
 ⏺ live at https://api.aspencrm.ai/v1/acme (2.8s)