{"path":"/guide/getting-started","content":{"title":"Getting started with Everything","summary":"Explore the wiki's topics and use your own AI assistant to read public articles.","breadcrumbs":"[Everything](/guide) / [About Everything](/topics/about-everything)","body":"Everything is a public collection of articles and linked ideas. Anyone can read its published pages.\n\n## Browse the wiki\n\nStart at [All topics](/guide), explore [Software & Agents](/topics/software-and-agents), or open the [Agents & Applications](/beyond-the-application) essay collection. Use [Search](/search) to look for a particular subject.\n\n## Bring your own AI assistant\n\nConnect an MCP-capable assistant to Everything so it can read pages, compare arguments and help you explore.\n\n[Choose your client](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent): [ChatGPT](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/chatgpt), [Claude](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/claude), [Cursor](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/cursor), [Claude Code](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/claude-code), [Codex](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/codex), or [VS Code](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/vscode).\n\nThen [check your connection](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/first-steps) and read about [access and privacy](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/access-and-privacy).\n\n## What should you know?\n\nThere is no Everything account or API key to obtain for reading. Public MCP access is **read-only**. Your own AI service may have plan restrictions, but you can always read the same articles in a browser.\n\nSee [Troubleshooting](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent/troubleshooting) or [About Everything](/topics/about-everything) for further help.","navigation":"[All topics](/guide) · [Connect your agent](/guide/getting-started/connect-agent)","related":[{"title":"Connect your agent","url":"/guide/getting-started/connect-agent"},{"title":"Agents & Applications","url":"/beyond-the-application"}]}}