Get started
Zero to your first panel.
From zero to your first simulated panel in about a minute. Free during beta; runs on your own LLM subscription.
Sign in.
Open the console and sign in with your email — you'll get a one-time code.
Mint an API key.
The console generates an
airena_live_... key. It is shown once — copy it immediately; we store only a hash.Register the MCP server in your host.
Pick your host below. The console shows the snippet pre-filled with your key.
~/.cursor/mcp.json (or the host's MCP config)
~/.cursor/mcp.json (or the host's MCP config)
{
"mcpServers": {
"airena": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@airena-ai/mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"AIRENA_API_KEY": "airena_live_<keyId>.<secret>",
"AIRENA_BASE_URL": "https://wooden-kookabura-444.eu-west-1.convex.site"
}
}
}
}Verify the connection.
Ask your host:
"use airena get_quota". You should see your beta limits (3 cohorts, 20 bundles/month).Create your first cohort.
Natural language is all it takes: "use airena create_cohort: solo founders building B2B SaaS in Europe, technical, 1-10 employees" — no API key of your own, no embedding setup. AIrena matches your description against 100,000 research personas and returns 5 with names, roles and dossiers.
Run your first panel.
Give your host something to react to: "use simulate_survey with that cohort on this pricing page: ..." Your host executes the bundle and returns a friction table with support counts, severity and verbatim quotes.
$ open the console