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cortex config: Interactive Setup Wizard #247

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@mikejmorgan-ai

Description

First-time setup wizard that configures Cortex interactively.

Requirements

cortex config

Walks through:

  1. Detect hardware (GPU/CPU)
  2. Set default LLM provider (Anthropic/OpenAI/Ollama)
  3. Configure API keys (if needed)
  4. Choose default model
  5. Set preferences (verbose, dry-run default, etc.)
  6. Run quick test

Output Example

CORTEX SETUP

Detected: NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB VRAM)

Select default LLM provider:
[1] Anthropic Claude (cloud)
[2] OpenAI GPT (cloud)
[3] Ollama (local) - recommended for your hardware

Choice: 3

Installing recommended model: qwen2.5:7b
[====================] 100%

Setup complete. Try: cortex install nginx --dry-run

Acceptance Criteria

  • Interactive prompts
  • Saves config to ~/.cortex/config.yaml
  • Validates API keys
  • Runs verification test
  • Can be re-run to update settings

Bounty: $50 upon merge (+ $50 at funding = $100 total)
Priority: Medium

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