---
title: Getting started
description: recommend(), loadPlan(), and Intent skill loads
sidebar_position: 2
---

# Getting started

## Install

```bash
pnpm add @eristack/ai-knowledge
# agents also:
pnpm dlx @tanstack/intent@latest load @eristack/ai-knowledge#recommend-eristack
```

In this monorepo the package is workspace-linked; consumers install from npm when published.

## TypeScript: recommend a feature

```ts
import { recommend, loadPlan } from "@eristack/ai-knowledge";

const result = recommend("login and invoice totals");
// result.matches → jwt-auth-sessions, money-ledger, …
// result.unmatched → tokens with no recipe
// result.fallbackNote → guidance when nothing / partial match

const plan = loadPlan(result);
for (const step of plan.steps) {
  console.log(step.loadCommand);
  // pnpm dlx @tanstack/intent@latest load @eristack/jwt-auth#jwt-auth-core
}
```

Input can be a string or string array. Tokens are split on `,` `;` `/` `|`, trimmed, and lowercased.

## Agents: Intent first

Before coding money/auth/numbers/lists:

```bash
pnpm dlx @tanstack/intent@latest load @eristack/ai-knowledge#architecture-recommend
pnpm dlx @tanstack/intent@latest load @eristack/ai-knowledge#recommend-eristack
# then package skills from loadPlan / recipe
pnpm dlx @tanstack/intent@latest load @eristack/money#money-amounts
```

`recommend-eristack` embeds the live catalog block (regenerated by `pnpm knowledge:sync`).

## Worked example

| Input | Expected primary packages |
| --- | --- |
| `"user login with refresh sessions"` | `@eristack/jwt-auth` |
| `"invoice line tax and payment split"` | `@eristack/money` (ledger + amounts) |
| `"sequential invoice numbers monthly reset"` | `@eristack/doc-number` |
| `"filterable order list with pagination"` | `@eristack/data-grid` |
| `"quantum flux capacitor"` | no match → `fallbackNote`; build in app code |

## Next

- [Upgrading packages](./upgrading.md) — new versions, changelogs, Backseat peers
- [Recommend API](./recommend.md) — scoring details
- [Recipes](./recipes.md) — full trigger table
- [Skills](./skills.md) — load order