Skip to content

Installation

Requirements

  • Python 3.12 or higher
  • OpenAI API key (set as OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable)
  • For compilation: pdflatex (TeX Live or MacTeX)

Install from PyPI

pip install vbagent

That's it! All dependencies are included.

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/vaibhavblayer/vbagent.git
cd vbagent
pip install -e .

Verify Installation

vbagent --version

Set Up API Key

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc to make it permanent.

Optional: LaTeX Compilation

For PDF generation and validation:

macOS

brew install --cask mactex

Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

Windows

Download and install MiKTeX

Next Steps