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# Quickstart

Documentation and tutorials for programmatically interacting with the Edison platform.

## Installation <a href="#installation" id="installation"></a>

```bash
uv pip install edison-client
```

## Authentication <a href="#authentication" id="authentication"></a>

In order to use the `EdisonClient`, you need to authenticate yourself. Authentication is done by providing an API key, which can be obtained directly from your [profile page in the Edison platform](https://platform.edisonscientific.com/profile).

To access your API key:

1. Create an account on the [Edison platform](https://platform.edisonscientific.com/).
2. Click on the "Account" button on the left sidebar. Then click on the "Profile" button.
3. Under "API Tokens", click "Create New Token."

## Basic task running <a href="#basic-task-running" id="basic-task-running"></a>

```python
from edison_client import EdisonClient, JobNames

client = EdisonClient(
    api_key="<your_api_key>",
)

task_data = {
    "name": JobNames.LITERATURE,
    "query": "Which neglected diseases had a treatment developed by artificial intelligence?",
}

task_response = client.run_tasks_until_done(task_data)
```


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