Quick start guide gets to working code in under 5 steps

A missing or bloated quick start is the single strongest predictor of project abandonment. Developers evaluating a library spend 60 to 90 seconds deciding whether to integrate; if they cannot reach working output in that window, they bounce to a competitor. This translates directly to adoption loss, lower GitHub stars, lower npm downloads, and fewer inbound contributions. Teams integrating internally waste hours piecing together setup from scattered docs, inflating onboarding cost per engineer.

Write a five-step maximum quick start at the top of README.md that covers install, one file of code, and a run command. The code block must include real imports and produce visible output. Example:

npm install your-package

import { createClient } from 'your-package'
const client = createClient({ apiKey: process.env.API_KEY })
console.log(await client.query('hello'))