XScaleAI

Install X1

X1 runs on your own machine in hardened containers. Installation is one command. It is free during the open beta.

What you need first

  1. Docker. Docker Desktop on macOS and Windows, or Docker Engine with the Compose plugin on Linux. X1 runs in containers, so this is required.
  2. An OpenRouter API key. X1 uses a cloud model to do the reasoning, and the key stays yours, so you pay the provider directly and can see and cap the spend. Create one at openrouter.ai/keys.

Install

macOS and Linux, in a terminal:

curl -fsSL https://xscaleai.com/x1/install.sh | bash

Windows, in PowerShell:

irm https://xscaleai.com/x1/install.ps1 | iex

The installer checks your machine, fetches X1, starts the local setup portal, and opens it in your browser. The first run downloads the container images, which takes a few minutes.

Then

Setup asks what job you want X1 to take on, how often, and which connections to enable. It tells you what leaves your machine before you turn anything on. When setup is saved, X1 configures the agent runtime in the background and chat unlocks by itself.

What X1 can do