> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.garak.ai/garak/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.garak.ai/garak/llm-scanning-basics/setting-up.md).

# Setting up

garak runs on the command line, so you'll probably be using it in the terminal.

It also uses some advanced features, so Python 3.10 minimum is required. Don't worry - there's a guide for quickly getting set up with that.

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