# Installation

_Box Kite 2.2.5 · a markdown copy of https://www.box-kite.dev/installation/_

Get started with Box Kite in your project. Installation takes less than a minute.

**Install via npm**

```shell
npm install @box-kite/react
```

**Or with yarn**

```shell
yarn add @box-kite/react
```

**Or with pnpm**

```shell
pnpm add @box-kite/react
```

React 16.14 or newer is the peer range; 18 and 19 are the versions CI runs the whole test suite against. Nothing else is needed — no bundler plugin, no PostCSS step, no stylesheet to import.

Starting from an empty folder with an AI agent? [Start with AI](https://www.box-kite.dev/start-with-ai.md) has three prompts that set the project up and build its first pages.

## That's it!

You're ready to start building beautiful interfaces.

### Next Steps

Import Box

Import the Box component and start using it in your JSX.

Explore Components

Check out pre-built components like Button, Textbox, and more.

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