Quickstart
1. Install and connect your Host
Download the program or choose a package manager from the installation guide. Run in a terminal:
qiongli install
qiongli mcp checkUse ./qiongli if it is not on PATH, or .\qiongli.exe in PowerShell. Choose Plugin, review the detected Hosts, then confirm the file changes and registration separately.
In 2.5.1, choose 5 — Install all detected Hosts, or run qiongli install all, to set up every detected supported Host CLI in one flow. Pi coding agent is included; see Pi setup. Missing clients are listed and skipped. Each Plugin includes Skills and MCP; each selected Host still has its own preview and required confirmations.
In 2.5.1, Enter in the main menu selects all detected Hosts. Plugin commands without a target do the same, and sources are selected automatically: verified registered paths first, otherwise separate defaults. See automatic source selection.
2. Start a research task
Open a new Host session. Ask it to list Qiongli tools and call qiongli_config_status, then try:
Read this paper. Explain the findings, point to the evidence and flag what remains uncertain.
In Codex, use $qiongli-paper-read or describe the task naturally. Start from the material you have; see research tasks.
3. Save and continue
Review changes before saving. When a stage is complete, ask for a summary with sources, decisions and open questions. Original files stay intact; you select and delete files yourself.
To follow links between claims and sources, see the Research Graph example and CLI commands. For a conversation without tools, use $no-qiongli or say “reply only”.