ForgeCode CLI setup with Ollama and OpenRouter

This tutorial introduces ForgeCode as a terminal coding assistant and walks through installation and provider setup. The speaker describes it as a tool for building full stack applications, but the demonstrated workflow ends at model selection and entering prompts. It does not show an application being generated or tested.

The installation discussion starts with PowerShell, then clarifies that Windows users need Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The speaker lists Mac, Linux, and Android as supported platforms. After the installer reports success, the next step is to launch the CLI with forge and choose an AI provider.

For a local LLM connection, the speaker explains that users can select Ollama and enter the URL of their locally hosted provider. This path is described rather than demonstrated through a completed connection. The walkthrough instead proceeds with OpenRouter: create an API key, paste it into the CLI, and select a model after configuration succeeds.

The speaker says OpenRouter provides free access, but gives no model-specific conditions or usage limits. The video is useful for understanding the initial CLI setup and provider choices; it ends before a generated project is shown.