> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.litellm-agent-platform.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick Start

> Run LiteLLM Agent Platform locally in under a minute.

## Prerequisites

Docker Desktop installed and running.

## Start the stack

```bash theme={null}
docker compose --profile opencode up
```

Open [http://localhost:4000](http://localhost:4000) and sign in with the master key (`sk-local` by default). Compose starts the LiteLLM Agent Platform web/API service, a Postgres database, the OpenCode template runtime, and registers `local-opencode` in the UI automatically.

To start only the base LAP stack (no runtime):

```bash theme={null}
docker compose up
```

To start other runtimes and register them automatically:

```bash theme={null}
docker compose --profile deepagents up
docker compose --profile hermes up
docker compose --profile openclaw up
docker compose --profile opencode --profile deepagents up
```

Add provider credentials in **Settings** before running agents against a hosted model provider.

## Create an agent

### 1. Make an agent in the UI

![Create agent screen](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2083454-b7c1-4337-b2c2-4c4ba99991b6)

### 2. Select tools and skills

![Select tools and skills](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/efd59a4e-dcc7-487a-923b-005ac44b44b0)

### 3. Run your agent

Select your agent and the runtime you want to run it on.

![Run agent on a runtime](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be9cfd8c-4475-4309-bed0-4edcd7dd1de1)

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Runtimes" icon="server" href="/runtimes/claude-managed-agents">
    Connect Claude Managed Agents, Gemini Antigravity, Cursor, OpenCode, Deep Agents, Pydantic Deep Agents, OpenClaw, or Elastic.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pydantic Deep Agents" icon="brain" href="/runtimes/pydantic-deepagents">
    Register the Pydantic Deep Agents bridge as an Anthropic Managed Agents-compatible runtime.
  </Card>

  <Card title="OpenClaw" icon="terminal" href="/runtimes/openclaw">
    Run OpenClaw locally with Docker Compose or register a hosted bridge.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Channels" icon="comments" href="/channels/ui">
    Talk to your agents via UI, API, Slack, Teams, or Google Chat.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
    Use the REST API to create and run agents programmatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Auth" icon="shield" href="/learn/auth">
    Issue API keys and manage access for your team.
  </Card>
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