Get started
Install Santra
Santra ships as a standard npm package. No proprietary installer, no sign-up, no account wall.
1.
Install globally
# npm
$ npm install -g santra-cli
# pnpm
$ pnpm add -g santra-cli
# verify
$ santra --version
santra v1.0.0
Requires Node.js 18+.
2.
Set your provider key
Santra reads standard environment variables. Set one for your preferred provider and you're done.
Anthropic (Claude models)
$ export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
OpenAI
$ export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
Nvidia NIM
$ export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
$ export OPENAI_API_KEY=nvapi-...
Ollama (local — no key needed)
$ ollama serve
$ export OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
$ export OPENAI_API_KEY=ollama
Any OpenAI-compatible server works. See all providers →
3.
Run in your project
$ cd ~/my-project
$ santra
● santra / my-project
ready for input…
Bring your own key — what it means
Santra sends requests directly from your machine to your chosen provider. No Santra-owned proxy, no usage tracking, no markup. You pay your provider at their published rate. Your key never leaves your machine.