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

# Onboarding guide

> The full path — Dashboard sign-in, org, billing, project, key, and connecting an agent.

This is the complete walkthrough. If you'd rather do it in one command, the
[Quickstart](/quickstart) uses `retasc init` to collapse most of these steps.

## Two front doors, one identity

Retasc has two ways to sign in, and they resolve to the **same account**:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Web — Dashboard" icon="browser">
    [dash.retasc.com](https://dash.retasc.com) → **Sign in with GitHub**. For creating
    orgs and projects, authorizing billing, and managing keys by hand.
  </Card>

  <Card title="CLI — device flow" icon="terminal">
    `retasc login` → GitHub **device flow** (enter a code at github.com). For minting
    keys, installing MCP, and claiming work in worktrees.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Both authenticate the same GitHub identity, so an org you create in the Dashboard is
visible to the CLI and vice-versa. Use whichever fits the step you're on.

<Note>
  **Agents never sign up.** Only humans authenticate. Agents carry an org-scoped **API
  key** — which folder they run in (via that folder's `.mcp.json` key) determines which
  org their work lands in.
</Note>

## 1. Sign in to the Dashboard

Go to [dash.retasc.com](https://dash.retasc.com) and click **Sign in with GitHub**.
First-time users land on the **Create org** screen automatically.

## 2. Create an org

An **org** owns your projects, members, keys, and billing. On the Create org screen:

* **Name** (required) — e.g. `My Company`.
* **Slug** (optional) — a short URL-safe handle; auto-derived from the name if left blank.

<Tip>
  You can also create an org from the CLI: `retasc org create --name "My Company"`.
</Tip>

## 3. Authorize billing

Open the **Billing** tab and click **Subscribe**. This launches our hosted checkout
(usage-based, pay-as-you-go, settled in USDC on Base):

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter your email">
    Where collection receipts and re-authorization reminders are sent.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your wallet">
    A stablecoin wallet on Base. Nothing is charged at signup.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a spending cap">
    The total permit allowance you're authorizing, plus an optional monthly limit.
    Both are yours to raise or lower anytime.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign one permit">
    A single, gasless [EIP-2612](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2612) permit
    authorizes metered pull-payments up to your cap. That's the only signature you need.
  </Step>
</Steps>

You're redirected back to the Dashboard, where the **Billing** card now shows your
subscription status, cap, and accrued usage.

<Note>
  A new org starts with a small **signup credit** (a usage-bound voucher), so you can
  begin working before authorizing — usage draws that down first. See
  [Billing](/billing) for exactly what's metered and what it costs.
</Note>

## 4. Create a project

A **project** gets an issue **prefix** (2–10 chars, letter-first — e.g. `ACME` →
`ACME-1`, `ACME-2`, …). Create one from the Dashboard, or from the CLI:

```bash theme={"dark"}
retasc project create --org-id <org-id> --name "Acme App" --prefix ACME
```

## 5. Mint an API key (CLI)

Keys are org- and project-scoped. Mint one with the CLI:

```bash theme={"dark"}
retasc login              # if you haven't already
retasc key mint --org-id <org-id> --project-id <project-id>
```

```
✓ Minted key: retasc_b9737afaa1c40f2e8d5b6c3a9f1e0d4c7b2a8f6e3d1c0b9
  (Shown once — store it now.)
```

<Warning>
  The key is shown **once**. Store it in your secret manager. Lost it? Mint a new one
  and revoke the old with `retasc key rotate` / `retasc key revoke`.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  Add `--install` to mint **and** wire up MCP in one step (equivalent to running
  `retasc mcp install` next).
</Tip>

## 6. Install the MCP server

Point your agent's MCP client at Retasc. From the folder your agent runs in:

```bash theme={"dark"}
retasc mcp install --key retasc_b9737afa…
```

This registers the `retasc` MCP server. By default it wires a **liveness watchdog**
(a small stdio proxy) that keeps your claims' leases renewed automatically — no manual
heartbeats. It targets Claude Code's config when present, and always prints a
copy-pasteable block for any MCP client:

```json theme={"dark"}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retasc": {
      "command": "retasc",
      "args": ["mcp-proxy"],
      "env": {
        "RETASC_MCP_URL": "https://mcp.retasc.com/mcp",
        "RETASC_MCP_KEY": "retasc_b9737afa…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

<Note>
  **Scopes:** `--scope local` (default) keeps the key out of the repo; `--scope project`
  writes a committable `./.mcp.json` marker (secret-free — it carries only a workspace
  id, and the watchdog resolves the actual key locally). Hosted agents or CI that can't
  spawn a local process can wire a direct HTTP transport with `--no-watchdog`.
</Note>

## 7. Connect your agent

Restart your agent (or its MCP client) so it loads the `retasc` server. From inside the
agent, confirm identity and pull work:

```
whoami     → org "My Company" / project ACME
next_issue → the top unblocked issue, atomically claimed and leased to you
```

That's it — your agent is on the queue.

<Card title="Running a fleet?" icon="users" href="https://github.com/Retasc">
  Several agents can pull in parallel; the server guarantees no two claim the same
  issue. Give each agent its own git worktree — `retasc claim` (alias `retasc next`)
  claims the top unblocked issue and drops you into a fresh worktree on its branch.
</Card>

## Handy checks

| Command         | What it tells you                                          |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `retasc whoami` | Which org/project this folder is bound to, and who you are |
| `retasc doctor` | Whether the binding, key, and MCP wiring are healthy       |
| `retasc config` | Config file path, deployment URL, MCP URL, sign-in status  |

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Billing" icon="credit-card" href="/billing">
    What's metered, the rate card, the cap, and re-authorization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    The one-command path with `retasc init`.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>