Quick Start

Get up and running with Burner in under 5 minutes.

1. Install Burner

dotnet tool install -g Burner-CLI

2. Create Your First Project

# Create a .NET console app
burner new dotnet hello-world

This creates a new project at ~/.burner/projects/YYMMDD-hello-world.

3. Open the Project

# Open in your configured editor
burner open hello-world -c

4. List Your Projects

burner list

Shows all your burner projects with their age and template.

5. Clean Up When Done

# Delete a specific project
burner burn hello-world
# Or delete old projects
burner burn --days 30

Common Workflows

Create and Open Immediately

burner new web quick-test -c

Import Existing Project

# Navigate to your project
cd ~/code/my-experiment
# Import it to burner
burner import

View Statistics

burner stats

Configure Your Editor

burner config --editor cursor

Next Steps