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title: Getting Started with 0ct | 0ct
description: Learn how to set up your first AI-powered task in minutes
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Welcome to 0ct! This guide will walk you through setting up your account and creating your first automated AI task.

## What is 0ct?

0ct is your AI assistant that works on a schedule. Instead of manually asking AI questions every day, you tell 0ct what you need, set a schedule, and it delivers results automatically to your inbox.

Think of it as having a personal analyst who:

- Never forgets to run your reports
- Works nights and weekends
- Connects to your tools like GitHub, Linear, and Slack
- Delivers insights right when you need them

## Your First 5 Minutes

### Step 1: Sign Up

1. Visit [0ct.com](https://0ct.com) and click **Sign Up**
2. Enter your email and create a password
3. You’re in! You’ll land on your dashboard

### Step 2: Explore the Dashboard

Your dashboard shows:

- **Tasks**: Your scheduled AI workflows
- **Sources**: Connections to your tools and data
- **Skills**: Reusable instructions for your AI
- **Runs**: History of completed task executions

### Step 3: Create Your First Task

1. Click **Tasks** in the sidebar

2. Click the **+ New Task** button

3. Give it a name like “Daily News Summary”

4. Write what you want:

   ```
   Find the top 5 technology news stories from today.
   For each story, give me a one-sentence summary
   and why it matters.
   ```

5. Choose when to run it (e.g., “Daily at 8:00 AM”)

6. Add your email to receive results

7. Click **Create Task**

That’s it! Your AI task will run automatically at the scheduled time.

## Understanding the Core Concepts

### Tasks

A task is a job you want AI to do on a schedule. Each task has:

- **What to do**: Your instructions (the prompt)
- **When to run**: Hourly, daily, weekly, or one-time
- **Where to deliver**: Your email address

### Sources

Sources connect 0ct to your tools. When you connect GitHub, for example, your tasks can:

- See your repositories
- Read recent commits
- Check open issues

Popular sources include Linear, Slack, Notion, and Todoist.

### Skills

Skills are saved instructions you can reuse. If you always want reports in a certain format, save that as a skill and attach it to any task.

### Runs

Every time a task executes, it creates a run. You can see:

- What the AI produced
- When it ran
- Whether it succeeded

## Tips for Success

### Be Specific in Your Prompts

**Good prompt:**

> “Summarize our team’s completed Linear issues from this week. Group them by project and highlight any that were completed ahead of schedule.”

**Vague prompt:**

> “Tell me about Linear.”

### Start Simple

Your first task should be straightforward. Once you see how it works, add complexity:

1. Start with a basic summary task
2. Add a source connection
3. Attach a skill for formatting
4. Increase frequency

### Check Your Runs

After your first scheduled run, check the **Runs** page to see the output. If something isn’t right, adjust your prompt and run it again.

## Need Help?

- **In the app**: Look for the help icons next to each section
- **Email**: <support@0ct.com>
- **Developer docs**: [docs.0ct.com](https://docs.0ct.com)

Ready to dive deeper? Check out our guides on [Tasks](/user-guides/tasks/index.md), [Sources](/user-guides/sources/index.md), and [Skills](/user-guides/skills/index.md).