> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boostgpt.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Router SDK Installation

> Install and configure the BoostGPT Router SDK

## Requirements

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Node.js" icon="node-js">
    Version 14.0.0 or higher
  </Card>

  <Card title="Core SDK" icon="box">
    boostgpt package
  </Card>

  <Card title="Channel Tokens" icon="key">
    Discord, Telegram, Slack, etc.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Installation

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="npm">
    ```bash theme={null}
        npm install boostgpt @boostgpt/router
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Info>
  The Router SDK depends on `boostgpt`, so you must install both packages.
</Info>

## Quick Setup

```javascript theme={null}
import 'dotenv/config';
import { Router, DiscordAdapter } from '@boostgpt/router';

const router = new Router({
  apiKey: process.env.BOOSTGPT_API_KEY,
  projectId: process.env.BOOSTGPT_PROJECT_ID,
  defaultBotId: process.env.BOOSTGPT_BOT_ID,
  adapters: [
    new DiscordAdapter({ discordToken: process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN })
  ]
});

await router.start();
```

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Getting Started" href="/sdk/router/getting-started">
    Build your first multi-channel bot
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" href="/sdk/router/api-reference">
    Explore Router methods
  </Card>
</CardGroup>