Getting Started

Guided course

Learn HQ in the order it's used.

7 lessons

Start with the install and your company setup. After that, pick up safe access, deploys, teammates, handoffs, and reusable workers as you need them. Every lesson is a step-by-step guide you can follow in your own HQ.

Getting started

Follow these two lessons in your own HQ.

  1. Lesson 1Start here

    Install HQ on Mac or Windows

    Download HQ, sign in, and pick where your HQ folder lives. HQ installs in the background, then HQ Desktop opens a short guided setup.
  2. Lesson 2

    Set Up Your HQ Company and Team Workspace

    Name your HQ assistant, choose your team, connect a coding tool, bring in your context, and find where your team’s shared files live.

Further topics Optional

Pick these up when you need them, in any order.

  1. Lesson 3

    Store and Share API Keys with HQ Secrets

    Save an API key with HQ’s secure form, choose who can use it, and share it without the key ever showing up in chat.
  2. Lesson 4

    Deploy a Private HQ App

    Build a small web app with HQ, make it visible only to your company, and check that outsiders can’t get in.
  3. Lesson 5

    Onboard a Team Member with /new-hire

    Invite a teammate, give them only the access they need, send them a welcome package, and check their first session.
  4. Lesson 6

    Resume, Hand Off, and Collaborate on a Project

    Start a session for your company, turn a rough idea into a saved brainstorm, wrap up with a handoff, and let a teammate pick it up on their own computer.
  5. Lesson 7

    Create, Train, and Share a Reusable HQ Worker

    Build a worker for one job, see the files that make it up, teach it your look, and share it with your team.
Quick reference

Keep the HQ rules close.

Open the HQ Cheat Sheet for nine operating rules and example workflows you can copy into your next session.View cheat sheet

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