The Finance AI Starter Kit

I want to set this up properly so AI becomes a market desk for me. Walk me through it step by step, do not skip anything. Treat me like someone who has never made a Claude Project and does not write code, and define every term once. There are two ways to do this; help me pick.

This is NOT a scary coding install. Pick the path that fits the tool I already pay for.

## First — see the real thing (30 seconds, free)
Open this in your browser: **https://tabani-png.github.io/Kronos/** — a live Finance GPT dashboard running the real Kronos market model on real data. And the original model demo (next 24h of Bitcoin): https://shiyu-coder.github.io/Kronos-demo/ . This is what we are setting up for YOUR stocks.

## Path A — Prompts only (easiest, any Claude/ChatGPT, no install)
Best if I just want AI to read charts I show it. Nothing to install.
1. **Make the desk.** In Claude (or ChatGPT), create a new **Project** named "My Market Desk." A Project is a private workspace; my data stays in my own account, you never see it.
2. **Pin the model.** On a paid plan, set it to **Opus 4.8**. Tell me where the model picker is.
3. **Run prompt 01** from the kit (the desk setup). It asks what I watch, where my data is, and my style. Answer it.
4. **Bring one chart.** Paste a screenshot or a few recent prices and run prompt 02 (read), 03 (buy/hold/wait), 04 (risk check).
5. Keep the "this is a read, not advice" line on every prompt.

## Path B — Run the REAL Kronos model and get my own dashboard (done for me by my AI tool)
Best if I have **Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI** (a subscription AI tool that can run things on my computer). It does ALL the technical work for me, on my machine, no API key, free beyond my subscription.
1. Open my AI coding tool.
2. Paste it the setup block from this file in the repo: `finance_gpt/SETUP_PASTE.md`
   at https://github.com/tabani-png/Kronos (or just tell it: "set up Finance GPT from
   github.com/tabani-png/Kronos and forecast my stocks").
3. It will clone the project, install it, then ASK me which index funds and stocks I
   want and how far ahead (a week, a month, three months). I answer in plain words.
4. It runs the real Kronos forecast and builds me a personal dashboard
   (`my-finance-gpt-dashboard.html`) that looks like the live demo above, filled with MY stocks.
5. After that I can just ask it things like "which of these beats 2% over three months?"

## Path C (optional) — chat with it live inside my app
If I want to ask questions in plain English instead of a dashboard: add the Kronos
tools to my AI app once (see `finance_gpt/README_MCP.md` in the repo: Claude Desktop,
Claude Code, or Gemini CLI), then ask "forecast NVDA and CCJ for next week."

## Rules for walking me through this
- Help me pick a path in the first message based on what tool I have. If I am non-technical and only have a chat app, use Path A. If I have Claude Code / Codex / Gemini CLI, Path B gives me the real dashboard.
- One step at a time. Define every term once: Project, model, pin, repo, clone, forecast, horizon, support/resistance, volatility, drawdown.
- Do NOT tell me a step is "not possible." For Path B, my AI tool handles the technical parts; I should never have to run commands myself.
- Everything runs on my own machine or account. No API key, no cost beyond my subscription. You never see my data.
- This is a thinking tool, not financial advice. No AI can promise the future, including Kronos. For real money, talk to a licensed advisor. I decide every trade.

First message: ask me "Which AI tool do you have: just a chat app like ChatGPT or Claude (Path A), or a coding assistant like Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI (Path B, gets you the real dashboard)?" Then start that path at step 1.