# Start here

Canonical: https://godspeedmissioncontrol.com/guide

## Talk to it where you like

Godspeed lives in a folder you own, on your computer or your server, not inside one app. Wherever you talk to it, it is the same assistant, with the same memory, rules and skills:

- **Its notebook**, a web page in any browser.
- **Telegram** on your phone, when it runs on a server.
- **Claude Code**, in the Claude desktop app or VS Code, with a paid Claude plan.
- **Codex**, which comes with a ChatGPT plan.
- **Hermes**, a free AI app the installer adds for you, in its own window or a terminal.

Switch whenever you like: what it knows stays in your folder. [Use it in VS Code, Claude or Codex](/guide/use-ai-apps) shows how.

## Your own notebook

What you write down and what Godspeed learns about you go into one [notebook](/guide/notebook). It is made entirely of Markdown files, so you can also open it in Obsidian or any text editor.

## It works on your goals

Give it a goal, and it works on it every day. It researches at night, picks the day's work in the morning and does what it can by itself. It asks you before anything that costs money or goes out in your name. [What it does](/guide/what-it-does) walks through a day.

Godspeed itself is free. The thinking comes from your own AI account. For this beta, use an API key. [What you need](/guide/what-you-need) has the details.

## Pick where it runs

- **[Windows PC](/guide/install-windows)**\
  The easiest start. One installer, a few clicks.
- **[Mac (experimental)](/guide/install-mac)**\
  Paste one line into Terminal. The whole setup has not been checked on a physical Mac.
- **[Linux computer](/guide/install-linux)**\
  Paste one line into a terminal.
- **[A server](/guide/install-server)**\
  Always on, and writes to you in Telegram. You rent it monthly.

Not sure? Start on your computer and add a server later ([Your computer or a server](/guide/choose-an-installation)).

## Your first 15 minutes

1. **Install it** with the page for your choice.
2. **Connect your AI account** in [First setup](/guide/first-setup).
3. **Give it [your first goal](/guide/first-goal)**, and its daily work begins.

**Everything else:** [Talk and teach](/guide/talk-to-it), [Goals and daily work](/guide/goals), [Track and build habits](/guide/trackers), [Skills and add-ons](/guide/add-a-skill), [Look after it](/guide/update), [How it works](/guide/what-it-does), [Reference](/guide/things-you-can-say) and [Troubleshooting](/guide/troubleshooting).