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title: Quick start
group: Start here
order: 2
summary: Create an account, connect your first integration, ask the assistant, then optionally install the apps, pair a phone and connect your coding agent.
updated: 2026-10-07
---
## 1. Create your account

Open [escanor.in](/login) and choose **Sign up free**. You can continue with Google or use an email. A workspace is created for you: it holds your integrations, your team and your plan.

> **Tip** Start on the Free plan and check its current limits in **Settings > Billing**.

## 2. Connect your first integration

1. Open **Integrations** in the dashboard.
2. Pick a provider (GitHub is a good first one) and choose **Connect**.
3. Follow the prompt. Most providers use a sign-in window; a few ask for an API token and tell you where to create one.
4. When it is connected, the provider shows its projects, repositories or services. Give it a minute the first time.

If a provider shows **needs reconnect**, its token was refused. Reconnect the intended provider account, then verify a read operation. See [Integrations](/docs/integrations) for why this happens.

## 3. Ask the assistant

Open **Assistant** (or **Chat** in the phone app) and ask something about what you connected:

- "What was deployed in the last day?"
- "Which of my repositories have failing checks?"
- "Summarise the open incidents."

The assistant tells you what it looked at. Review proposed changes and the configured approval policy before allowing them.

## 4. Install the desktop app (optional)

Download it from the [home page](/#download), open it and sign in with the same account. It runs the assistant on your own computer and can run local models. See [Desktop app](/docs/desktop).

## 5. Install the phone app and pair it

1. Install the Android APK (or the iPhone build) from the [home page](/#download) and sign in with the same account.
2. In the desktop app, open **Phone** to see a pairing code and QR.
3. In the phone app, open **Computers > Add**, scan the QR or type the code.

Your phone now sees that computer, can chat with it and can approve what it asks. Details in [Computers and pairing](/docs/computers-pairing).

## 6. Give your agent the tools (optional)

Create an MCP token under **Settings > Developer > API and MCP keys** and add the Escanor MCP to your agent. The steps are in [Escanor MCP](/docs/mcp).

## If something does not work

Start with [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting). The most common causes are an integration that needs to be reconnected and a phone that is signed in to a different account than the computer.