Quick start: 10 minutes to your first task
Six short steps take you from sign-up to your CEO's first plan.
Before you startLink to Before you start
Have these ready:
- your business website;
- a GitHub or GitLab account with the code you want help with, or a Git folder on your computer;
- a supported way to reach a model for your CEO: an API key or model account, or included Crewshal credit; a Claude or ChatGPT plan through the runner is for local coding after planning.
The stepsLink to The steps
- Sign up. Use Google, GitHub or a code sent to your email. When the server does not offer Google or GitHub, use the email code. Crewshal creates your organization and your CEO.
- Select Set up for me. Crewshal reads your website, saves your brief and brand, and applies the recommended settings. See Set up for me.
- Connect your computer, or choose the cloud. On a Mac or Linux, run the one install command. See Your computer.
- Give your CEO AI access for planning and review. Add a supported API key or model account, or use included Crewshal credit. A runner subscription is for local coding after planning. See AI access.
- Connect a repository. Pick the folders the runner found, or connect GitHub or GitLab. See Repositories.
- Send the first task. Ask for an outcome. See Your first task.
WhatsApp is optional. You can add it later.
When something does not workLink to When something does not work
Ask Ava from any page. See Ava, your assistant. The Troubleshooting articles cover the common problems.
Checked against the product on 2026-10-05.
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- The setup wizardThe setup wizard has seven pages. It prepares your CEO to start work. You can stop at any time and come back later.
- Set up for me"Set up for me" does the first part of setup in one click. It reads your website, saves your brief, picks where work runs and applies the recommended settings. It stops where it needs you.
- Your first taskWhat to ask your CEO first, and what happens after you send it.
- What Crewshal isCrewshal gives you a team of AI workers led by your AI CEO. You give the CEO an outcome. It plans the work, hands parts to its team, and asks you before risky steps.