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In this quickstart we'll show you how to get set up with Hypermode and build an intelligent API that you can integrate into your app. You'll learn how to use the basic components of a Modus app and how to deploy it to Hypermode.

Prerequisites

• Node.js - v22 or higher
• Text editor - we recommend VS Code
• Terminal - access Modus through a command-line interface (CLI)
• GitHub Account

Deploying your first Hypermode project

We built Hypermode on top of Modus, an open source, serverless framework for crafting intelligent functions and APIs, powered by WebAssembly. With Hypermode, you can deploy, secure, and observe your Modus apps.

To get started, [create your first Modus app](/modus/quickstart). You can import this app into
Hypermode in the next step.

You can import your Modus app via the Hypermode Console or through the terminal with Hyp CLI. Navigate to the [Hypermode Console](https://hypermode.com/go) and click **New Project**. When prompted, connect your GitHub account and select the repository you want to import. Once you've selected your repository, click "Import" to deploy your app. Install the Hyp CLI via npm.

    ```bash
    npm install -g @hypermode/hyp-cli
    ```

    From the terminal, run the following command to import your Modus app into Hypermode. This command
    will create your Hypermode project and deploy your app.

    ```bash
    hyp link
    ```
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When Hypermode creates your project, a runtime is initiated for your app as well as connections to
any [Hypermode-hosted models](/hosted-models).

After deploying your app, Hypermode lands you in your project home. You can see the status of your project and the API endpoint generated for your app.

From the **Query** page, you can run a sample query to verify it's working as expected. In the following
query, we're going to use the `generateText` function to generate text from the shared Meta Llama
3.1 model based on the prompt "How are black holes created?"

```GraphQL
query myPrompt {
  generateText(text:"How are black holes created?")
}
```

Let's dig deeper into the behavior of our AI service when we ran the query by looking at the **Inferences** page. You can see the step-by-step inference process and the inputs and outputs of the model at each step of your function. We can see in this case, it took Llama 4.4 seconds to reply to the prompt. We can also see the parameters on both the inputs and outputs.

```json
{
  "model": "meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "system",
      "content": "You are a helpful assistant. Limit your answers to 150 words."
    },
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "How are black holes created?"
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 200,
  "temperature": 0.7
}
```

<img
  className="block"
  src="/images/hyp-quickstart/inference-history.png"
  alt="Hypermode's console showing the inputs and outputs of the last model inference."
/>

Hypermode makes it simple to iterate quickly. Let's make a few changes to your app to explore how easy customizing your API is.

Our API is responding using language that is more formal than we want. Let's update our
`generateText` function to respond using exclusively surfing analogies.

Go to the `index.ts` file and locate the `generateText` function. Modify the function
to only respond like a surfer, like this:

```ts AssemblyScript
export function generateText(text: string): string {
  const model = models.getModel<OpenAIChatModel>("text-generator")

  const input = model.createInput([
    new SystemMessage(
      "You are a helpful assistant. Only respond using surfing analogies and metaphors.",
    ),
    new UserMessage(text),
  ])

  const output = model.invoke(input)

  return output.choices[0].message.content.trim()
}
```

Save the file and push an update to your git repo. Hypermode automatically redeploys
whenever you push an update to the target branch in your git repo. Go back to the Hypermode Console
and run the same query as before. You should see the response now uses surfing analogies!

  <img
    className="block"
    src="/images/hyp-quickstart/graphiql-surfing.png"
    alt="Hypermode's console showing results of new query."
  />

Next steps

Hypermode and Modus provide a powerful platform for building and hosting AI models, data, and logic. You now know the basics of Hypermode. There's no limit to what you can build.

And when you're ready to integrate Hypermode into your app, that's as simple as calling a GraphQL endpoint.