--- title: Guide overview description: The entry point to the Notochord user guide, in the order "install → get running → use it well". section: guide order: 0 updated: 2026-11-09 translation_of: zh source_sha: 3bd90b4e5bfd --- # User guide Read the first two pages in order and you can start working; look up the rest as needed. 1. [Quickstart](/en/guide/quickstart.md) — first-run setup, create your first project, run your first conversation 2. [Organizing work with projects](/en/guide/projects.md) — tables, canvases, files and conversations in one place; publish as a gem 3. [Conversations and sessions](/en/guide/chat.md) — sessions, attachments, tool-call records 4. [Configuring models](/en/guide/models.md) — cloud providers and local GGUF, roles 5. [Gems: installing and using them](/en/guide/gems.md) — install from the store, approve permissions, uninstall 6. [Credentials and connections](/en/guide/credentials.md) — how API keys are stored and how gems use them 7. [Organizations](/en/guide/organizations.md) — keep work and personal data completely separate 8. [Settings reference](/en/guide/settings.md) 9. [FAQ](/en/guide/faq.md) > Video tutorials are linked from the relevant sections as YouTube links, so they take up no space on the site.
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