Install Scout. Your first run is free.
One command installs Scout into Claude Code. Then two typed commands — one to tell Scout what you want, one to start searching. The whole thing takes about ten minutes, and the guide below assumes you have never opened a terminal before.
curl -fsSL https://agentco.in/install.sh | bashNo card, and nothing to activate — the first run is free. Scout runs inside Claude Code, which needs an active Claude Pro subscription (~₹1,700/mo from Anthropic) — this is what powers Scout's AI, and it is separate from the Scout license fee.
Using GitHub Copilot CLI instead? Scout runs there too, and search and scoring work without a licence — but tailoring and applying go through AgentCo's servers and need an active Scout subscription, so the free trial run is Claude Code only.
Seven steps, start to first search
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What you need before you start
Two things, both free to install. Node.js (nodejs.org) — the runtime the installer uses; and Claude Code (claude.ai/code), the AI assistant Scout lives inside. The free trial run is Claude Code only. Scout does also run inside GitHub Copilot CLI and OpenAI Codex CLI, but there tailoring and applying go through AgentCo’s servers and need an active Scout subscription to authenticate — search and scoring work on those two without one, applications do not.
Scout also requires an active Claude Pro subscription (~₹1,700/mo from Anthropic) — this is what powers Scout’s AI. The Claude Pro fee is separate from the Scout license fee.
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Open a terminal
On macOS, press Cmd+Space, type "Terminal", press Enter. On Linux, your usual terminal app is fine. A terminal is just a window you type commands into — nothing you do here can break your computer.
Windows users: the installer needs a Unix-style shell, so run it in Git Bash or WSL, not Command Prompt or PowerShell. Git Bash is a small free download: https://git-scm.com/downloads
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Paste the install command
Copy the line below, paste it into the terminal, press Enter. It downloads Scout and installs it into Claude Code — under a minute. A successful install ends with “✓ Scout is installed!” followed by a numbered Next steps list: open a new terminal, type claude, then /scout-setup, then /scout-run. If you do not see that Next steps list, the install did not finish — go to step 7.
curl -fsSL https://agentco.in/install.sh | bashNothing is charged and no account is created by this step. The trial needs no card and no licence key — there is nothing to activate.
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Open a NEW terminal, then run /scout-setup
Close the terminal window and open a fresh one — a new window is what lets the newly installed commands load. Type claude and press Enter, then type /scout-setup. Scout asks you a short set of questions in plain English: the job titles you want, the cities you would move to or stay in, your minimum salary, and whether you want remote. Have your resume file to hand. Budget about two minutes.
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Run /scout-run — your first run is free
Type /scout-run and press Enter. Scout searches, scores every role it finds against your profile, and shows you the shortlist. The first run is free and needs no card; it covers up to 7 applications. A first run usually takes 15 to 30 minutes depending on how many roles match — leave the window open and let it work.
The plugin runs on your own machine, so it needs your computer on and the Claude Code session alive to keep working.
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Where your results land
Scout writes everything it produces into ~/Documents/scout-jobs on your own machine: the shortlist, the resume it tailored for each role, the cover letters, and a morning digest for the run.
A trial run stays entirely local. Scout has no licence key to authenticate with, so it does not send the run to our servers — runs start appearing on your agentco.in dashboard, with each application’s status, once you subscribe.
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If something goes wrong
Three failures account for almost everything we see. (1) "command not found" or "node: No such file" right after you paste the install line — Node.js is not installed; install it from nodejs.org and paste the line again. (2) The command prints syntax errors on Windows — you are in Command Prompt or PowerShell; close it, open Git Bash or WSL, paste the same line there. (3) Scout installs fine but /scout-run stops immediately or reports it cannot reach the model — your Claude Pro subscription is not active on the account Claude Code is signed in to; check at claude.ai and sign in again.
Anything else, or any of the three above that did not clear: email support@agentco.in and a person will answer. Include the last few lines the terminal printed — that is usually enough to diagnose it without a call.
Before you install
Not at all. If you can open an app and type a message, you can use Scout. The install is one command you copy and paste — Scout does everything else and talks to you in plain English throughout.
Claude Code is an AI assistant that runs on your computer, made by Anthropic. Scout is a plugin that lives inside Claude Code. Install Claude Code once for free from claude.ai/code. Scout also requires an active Claude Pro subscription (~₹1,700/mo from Anthropic) — this is what powers Scout's AI. The Claude Pro fee is separate from the Scout license fee.
No. During setup you tell Scout exactly what you're looking for — job titles, locations, remote preference, and your minimum salary. Scout only applies to roles that match all your criteria. Nothing embarrassing gets sent.
Scout searches every night — LinkedIn, Indeed, Naukri, Wellfound, YC Jobs, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, Hirist, iimjobs, Instahyre, Cutshort, and international boards in UAE, Singapore, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. Scout auto-applies to ATS portals; login-walled boards get materials prepared and are handed back to you for review, with the reason.
No. Your job titles, employer names, employment dates, and degrees are locked and never touched. Scout only rewrites bullet emphasis to match the job description — using your real experience. Every tailored resume has to clear a high confidence bar for ATS readiness before Scout submits it, and your original file is always preserved.
Search and scoring are full and nothing is hidden: Scout searches its whole network, scores every role against your profile, and shows you the complete matched list. Applications are what the trial caps — Scout submits at most 7. The top 2 get deep tailoring (company research, a custom cover letter, a full resume rewrite); the next 5 get fast, ATS-safe resume tailoring with no cover letter. Every other qualifying match is shown to you but locked until you subscribe. A submission that fails does not consume one of the 7.
No. You give an email address, we send the install command, and the first run works with no payment details anywhere in the flow. We only ask for a card if you decide to subscribe afterwards.
Scout stays installed and keeps working as a search-and-score tool, but tailoring and auto-applying stop until you subscribe. There is no automatic charge and no expiry countdown — nothing happens unless you choose to subscribe.
Delete two things: the folder ~/.claude/skills/scout/ and the files ~/.claude/commands/scout-*.md. If you also want the resumes, shortlists and digests gone, delete ~/Documents/scout-jobs as well. Nothing else on your machine is touched, and there is no subscription to cancel if you never started one.
Scout runs on all three hosts; the free trial does not. On GitHub Copilot CLI and OpenAI Codex CLI, resume tailoring runs through AgentCo's servers rather than locally, so it authenticates with a licence key — a trial run there stops before it applies to anything. Search and scoring still work on those two without a licence. Install in Claude Code for the free run; use Copilot or Codex with an active Scout subscription.
Want the full picture on what Scout does once it is installed? Read the plugin overview, or see pricing for what happens after the free run.