Set up your Chief of Staff.
Choose the instructions for your computer. Mac uses a guided local agent task; Windows uses one local PowerShell command.
Before you start on Mac
- A Mac with Claude Code or Codex installed and ready to run a local task.
- Your license key from Gumroad email or your Gumroad Library. It looks like
COS-XXXX-XXXX. - Permission to use
awair.meand write achief-of-stafffolder on your Desktop.
Guided setup with Codex or Claude Code
Your local agent handles the download, creates the Desktop folder, and continues directly into onboarding.
Paste one setup instruction
The same instruction works in both agents.
Set up my Chief of Staff on this computer. Follow the instructions at https://awair.me/setup. Create a chief-of-staff folder on my Desktop after asking permission, ask for my Gumroad license key when needed, and complete onboarding with one starter workflow.
Approve local setup
The agent asks before making a temporary download or writing the Desktop folder. Approve both when prompted.
If chief-of-staff contains unrelated files, the agent uses the next available name, such as chief-of-staff-2.
Enter your key and answer the setup questions
Paste the key from your Gumroad email or Library only when the agent asks. It uses the key for the download and does not save it in the workspace.
It asks how you work, what matters, what it should own first, what format you like, and what it should never do without asking.
- news
- travel
- tasks
- custom
Connect only what that workflow needs
Gmail is optional. Setup asks you to connect Gmail only if you choose the email workflow. News, travel, tasks, and custom workflows do not require Gmail.
Run your first workflow
After setup, open the Desktop chief-of-staff folder in Claude Code or Codex. Then use the command setup gives you.
triage emailnews brieftravel plantasks reviewcreate custom flow
Before you start on Windows
- A Windows computer with PowerShell 5.1 or newer. Administrator access is not required.
- Your license key from Gumroad email or your Gumroad Library. It looks like
COS-XXXX-XXXX. - Permission to use
awair.meand write achief-of-stafffolder on your Desktop.
Install locally with PowerShell
This path does not rely on a cloud agent. The installer asks before writing, prompts privately for your Gumroad key, validates the package, and creates or safely updates the Desktop folder.
Open PowerShell
Open the Start menu, search for PowerShell, and open it. Administrator access is not required.
Paste the Windows setup command
Copy this command into PowerShell and press Enter. It downloads the installer to a temporary file, verifies its SHA-256 checksum, runs it locally, and removes that temporary script afterward.
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; $installer = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("install-chief-of-staff-" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString("N") + ".ps1"); Invoke-WebRequest "https://awair.me/setup/windows/1.0.0.ps1" -OutFile $installer -UseBasicParsing; if ((Get-FileHash $installer -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne "C30D1B70A421994B78CD01B734547DBDA43374818271F2C6C5BCCF671BE24FAF") { Remove-Item $installer -Force; throw "Installer verification failed." }; Unblock-File -LiteralPath $installer; try { & powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File $installer } finally { Remove-Item $installer -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
Approve setup and enter your key
Confirm the Desktop destination, then paste the Gumroad key when PowerShell asks. The key is sent only in the protected request body and is not written to the folder or command history.
If chief-of-staff contains unrelated files, setup uses the next available name, such as chief-of-staff-2.
Open the folder and finish onboarding
When installation completes, open the reported Desktop folder in a new local Codex or Claude Code task. Ask the agent to read SETUP.md, finish onboarding, and configure one starter workflow.
If something is off
Open the Chief of Staff folder in a local agent task and paste this. It checks the workspace without overwriting your profile, preferences, projects, rules, or memory.
Check my Chief of Staff setup using https://awair.me/setup. Preserve all of my existing files and preferences.
You stay in control. Chief of Staff asks before sending, booking, paying, inviting anyone, or changing external systems.
Need a license key?
Get Chief of Staff self-serve, then come back here when you are ready to install it.