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Getting started

Local setup Local quickstart Accounts and sign-in First chat Settings map

Chat

Chat overview Ask vs Agent modes Composer Attachments Approvals and authorizations Message actions Chat shortcuts History and projects Attached repo and coding

Connections

Connections overview BYOA credentials ClickUp Notion Linear Atlassian Zernio Sentry dFlow Slack Asana Gmail GitHub Snowflake MongoDB MCP Toolbox Rybbit Bytebot

Workspaces

Workspaces overview Members and invites Shared chats

Playbooks & schedules

Playbooks Schedules Morning brief

Models

Models overview Custom models Tools catalog

Self-hosting

Self-hosting overview Architecture Docker Dokku and dflow Upgrades and backups Security Troubleshooting

Enterprise

Enterprise overview License Instance policies Instance users SSO SCIM

Reference

Environment variables Keyboard shortcuts Glossary FAQ

First chat

Sign in, pick a model, and send your first message in Brain.

After local setup, local quickstart, or a deploy:

Open /setup (empty database) or /sign-in
Go to /chat
Confirm a model is selected (or add one under /models)
Leave mode on Agent (or switch to Ask for plain chat)
Send a short message

Next steps

Local setup
Accounts and sign-in
Ask vs Agent
Connect tools
Architecture
Invite teammates
Playbooks

Accounts and sign-in

Operator bootstrap, email/password auth, invites, sessions, and password reset.

Settings map

Where to find account, workspace, tools, models, and instance settings.

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