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Get Running

1

Install

curl -sSfL https://tell.rs | bash
This installs a single binary with everything included — server, CLI, TUI, and MCP server.
Requires Rust 1.80+ and Cargo:
git clone https://github.com/tell-rs/tell.git
cd tell
cargo install --path crates/tell
2

Initialize

tell init
Creates a tell-config.toml in your current directory with sensible defaults.
3

Start

tell run
Tell is running. That’s it.

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See Live Data

Open a new terminal and start streaming: 
tell tail
In another terminal, send some test events: 
tell test
Watch the events flow through in real-time. tell tail supports filters, sampling, and regex matching — see Live Tail for details.

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Connect Your Data

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SDKs

Ingest events and logs from your apps:

JavaScript / TypeScript

Node.js, browsers, React, Next.js

Go

Backend services

Swift

iOS, macOS

Flutter

Cross-platform mobile

Rust

Rust services

C++

Native applications

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Plugins

Pull data from external services: 
tell plugin install github
See what’s available: 
tell plugin list
For configuration and all available integrations, see Integrations.

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Query with AI

Add your LLM API key to tell-config.toml and restart Tell: 
tell run
Log in and start asking questions: 
tell login
tell ask "what's happening with my signups this week?"
Or use the web interface or desktop app for a visual experience.
Tell Cloud is a managed version of Tell — same SDKs, same data model, same query API. No infrastructure to manage. Coming soon at tell.rs.

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