# quick start

A handful of commands, start to finish.

url: https://getwh.dev/docs/quick-start

```
wh new feat/auth              # a sibling worktree, branch created if missing
wh ls                         # every worktree, dirty count, ahead/behind
wh switch                     # pick one, cd into it
export GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_...   # free tier at console.groq.com
wh explain HEAD~3..           # the last three commits, in plain english
wh rm                         # prune worktrees whose branches are merged
```

`wh new` lands the worktree next to the main one, `wh ls` shows what is dirty and how far each branch is from its upstream, and `wh switch` opens a picker (with the shell wrapper from [install](/docs/install), it changes directory for real). A groq key is enough to try `wh explain`; anthropic and openai keys, or a local ollama, work the same way and are picked up from the environment. `wh rm` cleans up whatever has been merged.

Every command is described in [commands](/docs/cli/commands); the explain modes, ranges, and configuration have their own pages.