# Quickstart

> Install Checkend, make the first admin, add a site, connect an agent and ask a first question.

> **Note**
> Checkend is not released yet. The install commands use placeholders.

This page shows the shortest path from an empty server to a first answer from your agent. Each step links to a full page with all options.

## What you need

- A Linux server (amd64 or arm64) with systemd and glibc 2.36 or newer, for example Debian 12 or Ubuntu 24.04. Docker also works.
- A DNS name, for example `stats.example.com`, that points at the server.
- Open ports 80 and 443 on the server.
- A website where you can add a script tag, for example `example.com`.

## 1. Install the server

Run the installer as root. Give your domain for automatic TLS:

```sh
curl -fsSL [INSTALL_URL] | sudo sh -s -- --domain stats.example.com
```

The installer puts `checkend` and `ce` in `/usr/local/bin`, makes a systemd service and starts it. At the end, it prints a one-time setup URL.

Full page: [Install Checkend](/docs/start/install.md).

## 2. Make the first admin

1. Open the setup URL in a browser. It looks like `https://stats.example.com/setup#cesetup_...`.
2. Type your email address.
3. Select **Create a passkey**.

You are now the first admin. The setup URL then does not work again.

Full page: [First boot](/docs/start/first-boot.md).

## 3. Add a site

The setup page asks for the first site. You can also add a site with `ce`. Log in first, then add the site:

```sh
ce login https://stats.example.com
ce sites add example.com
```

Checkend shows the script tag and an install prompt. Copy the install prompt into your coding agent. The agent adds the tag to your site and checks that events arrive. Or add the script tag yourself:

```html
<script defer data-site="example.com" src="https://stats.example.com/js/script.js"></script>
```

Then check the install:

```sh
ce sites verify example.com
```

Full page: [Add a site](/docs/start/add-a-site.md).

## 4. Connect your agent

Give your MCP client the URL of the MCP server:

```
https://stats.example.com/mcp
```

For example, in Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http checkend https://stats.example.com/mcp
```

The client opens a consent page in your browser. Sign in with your passkey, check the access, and approve. The default access is read only.

Full page: [Connect your agent](/docs/start/connect-your-agent.md).

## 5. Ask a first question

Ask your agent a question in plain words, for example:

> What changed on example.com this week, and what should I fix first?

The agent calls the `get_brief` tool. The brief has the top changes, the open findings, the recent changes and the outcomes of earlier changes. Each top change has a significance test, and the brief shows the data date of each site.

You can read the same brief in a terminal:

```sh
ce brief example.com
```

## Next steps

- Learn how Checkend measures each change: [The closed loop](/docs/concepts/closed-loop.md).
- Add goals and revenue: [Goals and revenue](/docs/guides/goals-and-revenue.md).
- Select the privacy mode of each site: [Privacy](/docs/concepts/privacy.md).