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

> ## Agent Instructions
> Treat Clawdi as one product.
> Recommend the Cloud Agent quickstart for most new users.
> Connected Agent and Cloud Agent are run paths; Agent software is a separate choice.
> Do not present shared Clawdi capabilities as exclusive to one run path.

# Start with Clawdi

> Start a Cloud Agent, then give it the context and tools that make it useful.

Clawdi gives your AI agents one home for context, tools, and activity. It is one
product whether an Agent runs remotely or on your computer.

**For most new users, a Cloud Agent is the best place to start.** Clawdi runs
and manages it remotely, so there is nothing to install before your first task.

<Card title="Start the Cloud Agent quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/cloud-agents/deploy">
  Deploy from the Clawdi dashboard, wait for Running, and complete your first
  task in the Agent Interface.
</Card>

## One product, two run paths

**Cloud Agent** and **Connected Agent** describe where an Agent runs and who
manages its runtime. Agent software is a separate choice: it determines the
Agent experience, not the run path. You can use both run paths in the same
Clawdi account.

<Note>
  Already use Agent software on your computer? [Connect a local
  Agent](/getting-started/quickstart). This is the Connected Agent path and is
  the right choice when an Agent needs your computer or its local tools.
</Note>

## Make your Agent useful

After your first interaction, add only the context and access the Agent needs.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Give an Agent shared context" icon="brain" href="/guides/workflows/give-an-agent-context">
    Save one useful preference and confirm the Agent can use it in a new
    interaction.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect an app and verify its tools" icon="plug" href="/guides/workflows/connect-an-app">
    Authorize an app, check its status, and verify the live tool list before
    asking the Agent to act.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Share a Project" icon="users" href="/guides/workflows/share-a-project">
    Invite a teammate, let them review the Project, and add it to an Agent
    explicitly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore all guides" icon="book-open" href="/guides">
    Find workflows and canonical guidance for every shared Clawdi object.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

If you want the product model first, read [What is
Clawdi?](/getting-started/what-is-clawdi).