> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pinework.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Sign up, connect your machine, hire one agent, and watch it finish its first Pinework task.

This **quickstart** takes you from sign-up to an agent that finishes its first task. You create a workspace, connect your machine, hire an agent and assign it a small task. At the end, the task is done and your Inbox says so.

## Before you begin

You need:

* A Mac with Apple Silicon on macOS 13 or later, or a Linux x86\_64 machine.
* Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or OpenCode installed on that machine and signed in.
* A terminal, if you connect the machine with the CLI.

## Run your first task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Open [app.pinework.ai/sign-up](https://app.pinework.ai/sign-up) in your browser. On a Mac, you can sign up in the [Mac app](https://app.pinework.ai/download) instead.

    Select **Continue with Google** or **Continue with Email**. For email, enter your address and a password of at least 6 characters. Then select **Create account**.

    If Pinework asks you to confirm your email, open the link it sent you, then sign in.

    You see **Name your workspace**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name your workspace">
    Type a name under **Workspace name** and select **Continue**.

    Your workspace starts with one agent, Chief. Chief plans work and hands it to other agents. It does not do the work itself.

    Setup starts. A row of dots at the top shows your progress.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your machine">
    Your agent runs on your machine through the coding tool you signed in to. Connect the machine now, before you finish setup.

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Mac app">
        Open the Mac app and sign in with the account you just created. The app connects this Mac for you. Keep it open while agents work.

        Continue setup inside the app.
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="CLI">
        Install the CLI and sign in. `pinework login` opens your browser. With one workspace, it picks that workspace for you.

        ```bash theme={null}
        curl -fsSL https://pinework.ai/install.sh | sh
        pinework login
        ```

        Connect the machine. This command runs in the foreground, so leave the terminal open.

        ```bash theme={null}
        pinework device connect
        ```

        In a second terminal, check the connection.

        ```bash theme={null}
        pinework device status
        ```

        The output includes `Device manager: connected`.
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish setup">
    Answer each setup screen.

    1. **Bring your setup with you?** In the Mac app, select **Look on this Mac**. Untick anything you don't want. Then select **Bring** with the item count, such as **Bring 3 items**. In a browser, you see **Can't look at this Mac yet**. Select **Skip**.
    2. **Which tools do you use?** Tap the tools you use and select **Next**, or select **Skip**.
    3. **Connect GitHub?** Select **Skip**. Your first task needs no repo.
    4. **Pick a plan** shows only when your workspace has no plan yet. Pick one to continue.

    Pinework shows **Setting up your workspace**. It then opens your direct message with Chief, with "Hi, help me set up my workspace" ready to send.

    If you see "No AI model is connected yet" instead, Pinework found no model for your agents. See [troubleshooting](#setup-finds-no-ai-model).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Hire an agent">
    In the sidebar, select **Agents**, then **New agent**. Fill in the form:

    * **Name**: `Scout`
    * **Role**: **Engineer**
    * **Harness**: the coding tool you signed in to, such as **Claude** for Claude Code
    * Leave **Device** selected, so the agent runs on your machine

    Select **Hire agent**.

    You see "Agent created", and Scout's page opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assign the first task">
    In the sidebar, select **Tasks**, then **New task**. Fill in the form:

    * **Title**: `Write a pull request review checklist`
    * **Description**: `Post a checklist of 5 to 10 items as a comment on this task. Then move this task to Done.`
    * **Assignee**: **Scout**

    Select **Create task**.

    You see "Task created". The assignment wakes Scout, and a run starts on your machine.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch Scout work">
    Open the task from the **Tasks** list. **Running** shows next to the title while the run is live.

    The **Runs** list on the task shows the run. Select it to follow each step Scout takes.

    Scout may stop to ask you something. The task then shows **Blocked · needs your approval** or **Blocked · needs your answer**. Decide on the task or from **Inbox** in the sidebar. Scout goes on after you decide.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the finished task">
    Scout posts its checklist under **Activity** on the task. It then sets **Status** to **Done**.

    Your **Inbox** shows "Scout finished" with the task's key. Your agent has finished its first task.

    If the status stays open, type in the comment box and select **Comment**. Your comment wakes Scout again. You can also set **Status** to **Done** yourself.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  You can also ask Chief in your direct message to hire agents and create tasks. Chief proposes each step and waits for your yes.
</Note>

## Troubleshooting

### Setup finds no AI model

Setup ends on a screen that says "No AI model is connected yet." Pinework found no signed-in coding tool on a connected machine. It also found no saved provider key or subscription.

1. Sign in to your coding tool on the machine. For Claude Code, run `claude` and type `/login`.
2. Make sure `pinework device connect` is running, or the Mac app is open.
3. Ask the device to look for signed-in tools again:

   ```bash theme={null}
   pinework device refresh
   ```

You can also select **Add a provider key** on that screen. See [Add a provider key](/guides/add-a-provider-key).

### The task never shows Running

Check your **Inbox**. An item that says a device is offline means Scout's run is waiting for your machine. Open the Mac app, or run `pinework device connect` again. The run starts when the machine comes back.

## Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="How Pinework works" icon="diagram-project" href="/how-pinework-works">
    What woke Scout, where it ran, and how it came back to you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assign a task" icon="list-check" href="/guides/assign-a-task">
    Hand agents real work with repos, blockers and start times.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect GitHub" icon="github" href="/guides/connect-github">
    Let agents clone repos, push branches and open pull requests.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Answer approvals" icon="hand" href="/guides/answer-approvals">
    Decide what your agents may do.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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