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

# Quickstart

> Go from zero to a working Henry in your team's chat in about ten minutes.

This guide sets up Henry for a team. If you want Henry just for yourself, follow the [Personal Henry](/user-guide/personal/overview) guide instead.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account" icon="user-plus">
    Go to [app.usehenry.ai/signup](https://app.usehenry.ai/signup). Choose **Continue with Google**, or enter your work email and choose **Continue with email**.

    With email, you set a password (at least 12 characters) and then enter the 6-digit code Henry emails you. The code confirms it is your address. After that, you can always sign in with a one-time email code, your password, or Google.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your team's chat" icon="slack">
    Right after sign-up, Henry asks you to **Connect your team's chat**.

    * **Connect Slack** installs Henry in your Slack workspace with one OAuth approval. You need to be allowed to install apps in that Slack workspace.
    * **Microsoft Teams** is connected from the dashboard after your workspace exists. See [Microsoft Teams](/user-guide/channels/microsoft-teams).
    * **Start without connecting** creates the workspace and lets you chat with Henry in the web app right away. You can connect Slack or Teams later from **Channels**.

    <Tip>
      Connecting a chat platform is a workspace-level action and is limited to workspace admins. The person who creates the workspace is its owner.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Say hello" icon="message">
    In Slack, open a DM with Henry or mention **@Henry** in a channel Henry has been invited to. Try something like:

    > @Henry what can you do?

    Henry answers in a thread. If Henry is connected but not in the channel, mentions never reach it. Run `/invite @Henry` in the channel first, or type `/henry status` to check.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your first integration" icon="plug">
    Open **Integrations** in the web app and search for a tool your team uses, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, or Linear. Click **Connect** and sign in to that tool.

    When you connect, choose who can use it:

    * **Team-only** means anyone in your workspace can use this connection.
    * **Private (Invite only)** means only you and people you invite can use it. Use this for personal accounts like your own Gmail.

    See [Sharing and access](/user-guide/integrations/sharing-and-access) for the details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Hand Henry a real task" icon="list-check">
    Ask for something that touches the tool you connected:

    > @Henry summarize the emails I got from customers this week and draft replies to the two most urgent ones.

    Henry reads immediately. Before it sends anything, it posts a confirmation card with **Confirm** and **Cancel**. Nothing goes out until you click Confirm. Read more in [Approvals](/user-guide/working-with-henry/approvals).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Put something on a schedule" icon="calendar-clock">
    Recurring work is a **task**. Ask for one in plain language:

    > @Henry every weekday at 8am, post a digest of new Linear issues assigned to our team in this channel.

    Henry writes the runbook, previews the first run against your real data, and asks you to activate it. After activation, it runs on its own and reports back in the same channel. See [Tasks](/user-guide/tasks/overview).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite your team" icon="users">
    Go to **Settings → Members**, enter a teammate's email, pick **Member** or **Admin**, and click **Invite**. Every plan includes unlimited teammates; you share one credit balance.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What to read next

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="How Henry works" icon="lightbulb" href="/user-guide/getting-started/how-henry-works">
    The five ideas behind everything Henry does: turns, reads and writes, approvals, memory, and credits.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slack" icon="slack" href="/user-guide/channels/slack">
    Mentions, DMs, slash commands, channel capture, and ambient mode.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approvals" icon="shield-check" href="/user-guide/working-with-henry/approvals">
    What needs a confirmation, what does not, and how to change that per tool.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing and credits" icon="credit-card" href="/user-guide/admin/billing-and-credits">
    The 7-day trial, plans, credit pools, and top-ups.
  </Card>
</Columns>