IX Chat Quickstart

Get IX Chat running on your Windows machine in a few minutes.

Production Safety Notice

• This quickstart is intended for local development and evaluation workflows.
• Do not point IX Chat at production systems or production credentials until you have explicit policy controls and approvals in place.
• Use isolated test/staging environments first and keep a human approval step for any mutating tool actions.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11
• .NET 8.0 Runtime or later
• Windows App SDK runtime (installed automatically with the app)

Running the Console Host

The console host manages AI provider connections and tool execution:

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/EvotecIT/IntelligenceX.git
cd IntelligenceX

# Run the console host
pwsh .\Build\Run-Chat.ps1 -AllowRoot C:\Support\GitHub

Running the Tray App

The WinUI app provides the desktop tray experience:

# Launch the desktop app
pwsh .\Build\Run-ChatApp.ps1 -Configuration Release

On first launch, IX Chat will:

1. Add a tray icon to your Windows taskbar
2. Start the console host process automatically
3. Open the chat window

First Login

1. Click the tray icon to open the chat window
2. Open Options -> Runtime
3. Pick a runtime mode:

• Use ChatGPT Runtime (native)
• Use Copilot Subscription ( copilot-cli )
• Use LM Studio Runtime (compatible-http)

4. Complete browser sign-in when prompted (ChatGPT or Copilot subscription path)
5. For compatible-http providers, configure base URL/API key in Show Advanced Runtime if needed
6. Click Refresh Models and verify the active runtime badge

Status Indicators

Next Steps

• Architecture -- Understand the dual-process design
• Tool Packs -- Enable AI tool calling
• Configuration -- Shared configuration options