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stable_id: skills/skills-sh-mastra-ai-skills-mastra
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title: skills-sh-mastra-ai-skills-mastra
summary: >-
  # Create Mastra Reference

  Complete guide for creating new Mastra projects. Includes both quickstart CLI
  method and detailed manual installation.

  **Official documentation: [mastra.ai/docs](https://mastra.ai/docs)**

  ## Get started

  Ask: **"How would you like to create your Mastra project?"**

  1. **Quick Setup**: Copy and run: `npm create mastra@latest`

  2. **Guided Setup**: I walk you through each step, you approve commands

  3. **Automatic Setup**: I create everything, just give me your API key

  > **For AI agents:** The CLI is interactive. Use **Automatic Setup** to create
  files using the steps in "Automatic Setup / Manual Installation" below.

  ## Prerequisites
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  - skills-sh-all-time
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