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# GET STARTED

- [Developer overview](https://docs.unitlab.ai/api-sdk-cli/get-started/developer-overview.md): Choose the Python SDK, CLI, or authenticated HTTP interface for a Unitlab automation.
- [Install the Python SDK and CLI](https://docs.unitlab.ai/api-sdk-cli/get-started/install-the-python-sdk-and-cli.md): Install Unitlab 3.0.0 on Python 3.10 or newer and verify the SDK and CLI.
- [Authentication and configuration](https://docs.unitlab.ai/api-sdk-cli/get-started/authentication-and-configuration.md): Resolve API keys and the API base URL through explicit arguments, environment variables, or CLI configuration.
- [Python SDK quickstart](https://docs.unitlab.ai/api-sdk-cli/get-started/python-sdk-quickstart.md): Create a project, upload multimodal data, wait for processing, and inspect the resulting Data Units.
- [CLI quickstart](https://docs.unitlab.ai/api-sdk-cli/get-started/cli-quickstart.md): Configure the CLI, create a project, upload data, wait for processing, and emit JSON for automation.