Quickstart Guide

1

Sign Up

Create your free Arden account to start tracking your AI agent telemetry.

2

Install the CLI

Install the Arden CLI tool to start sending telemetry data from your agents.

npm install -g arden

Alternative Installation Methods:

Yarn: yarn global add arden

pnpm: pnpm add -g arden

3

Set Up Claude Code Hooks

Recommended

Enable automatic usage tracking when Claude Code completes coding tasks in your projects.

Why Use Claude Code Hooks?

✓ Automatic tracking - no manual event submission required
✓ Session-based metrics capture complete coding sessions
✓ Zero friction - works seamlessly with your existing Claude workflow

Install Claude Code hooks automatically:

Run this command to automatically configure Claude Code hooks:

arden claude install

This will automatically configure both Stop and SubagentStop hooks in your ~/.claude/settings.json file.

Automatic vs Manual Event Tracking

With Claude Code hooks, events are automatically sent when Claude completes coding sessions. Alternatively, you can send events manually using the CLI commands shown in the next step.

Test your setup:

cat ~/.claude/settings.json

Verify that both Stop and SubagentStop hooks are configured. After using Claude Code, you can check for events with:

arden agents list | grep A-CLAUDECODE

4

Configure Arden

Set up your user credentials to connect the CLI to your Arden account.

Get your User ID:

Visit your account settings to find your User ID.

Configure the CLI:

arden config --set user_id=YOUR_USER_ID

5

Send Your First Event

Test your setup by sending a sample telemetry event.

Basic event example:

arden events send --agent YOUR_AGENT_ID

You can also include additional data:

arden events send --agent YOUR_AGENT_ID action=test status=complete

6

View Your Stats

Log in to your dashboard to see real-time analytics and insights.

View Dashboard

Agent Activity

Monitor your agent usage

Performance Metrics

Detailed analytics and insights

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