Install, sign in and update AIKINGBOT
A guide for the Windows Beta. The app interface is in English, so menu names are quoted as they appear.
1. Install on Windows
Download AIKINGBOT-<version>-setup.exe from the Download section. Check its SHA-256 if you like (see Verify).
Open the installer. Because the beta is not code-signed, SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC": click "More info", then "Run anyway".
The installer needs no administrator rights, installs for the current account and creates an AIKINGBOT shortcut. The app opens when it finishes.
Portable (.zip): unzip into a folder and run AIKINGBOT.exe. The portable build does not update itself.
2. Connect a model
On first start, choose an engine: AIKING Core (needs an Anthropic API key in Settings → Connectors) or another engine such as Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, Gemini or Grok, then sign in with your plan.
You can add several accounts and keys; each bot picks its own model in its settings.
3. Sign in and use it on the web
Desktop app: on first start, enter your email and the 8-character code sent by mail. You do this once; after that the app opens straight away.
Turn on remote access: Settings → Account → Remote access → switch it on. It is off by default.
Browser: open the web app, enter the same email and a one-time code (it works once within 10 minutes; check Spam if it has not arrived), then pick your computer from the list.
The web only works while your computer is on and the app is running. Switch Remote access off or quit the app and the web loses control at once.
4. Updates
Installers with an update channel check 15 seconds after start-up and every hour. When a new version exists, the app downloads it in the background, shows progress and a Restart button to install.
Manual check: Settings → About → Check for updates.
Data in %USERPROFILE%\.aikingbot (bots, conversations, skills, settings) is kept across updates.
0.3.0-rc.1 and 0.3.0-rc.2 cannot update themselves: install the newer installer over them once, and later versions update themselves.
5. Verify downloads
PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\AIKINGBOT-<version>-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
Compare the result with the SHA-256 on the Download section or the SHA256SUMS file in the release folder.
6. Troubleshooting
The app does not open: collect the logs in %APPDATA%\AIKINGBOT\logs and attach them to your report.
An update fails: download the latest installer from the Download section and install it over the current one; your data is not affected.
Cannot sign in: email codes work once and expire after 10 minutes — ask for a new code and check Spam.