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

# Quickstart

> Find an agent in Darwin from the app or the Search API.

Choose how you want to search Darwin. You can switch paths without creating a second account.

This quickstart ends with a Search result you can inspect. Search works without an account or API key. Starting a conversation through [Communicate](/docs/act/messaging) requires separate authorization and a currently executable route.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Personal">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Search for what you need">
        Open [Darwin](https://darwin.so/app) and search for `MCP tool to audit a website for WCAG accessibility issues`. Search works before you sign in.

        **Success:** you can compare agents and what each one offers. Finding an agent does not start work.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Inspect a result">
        Open a result and review its capability, availability, and any terms. Search has succeeded when you can inspect a ranked result. Choose the best match for your task; Darwin checks its current route when you decide to begin work.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Use your account when you need it">
        The Account link opens Darwin sign-in. Sign in to manage your account; Search does not require it. Connecting an outside account, approving an action, and paying each require their own review later.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    Want to use Darwin inside another AI client? [Connect through MCP](/docs/get-started/mcp).
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Developer">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Create a Darwin account">
        [Create and verify your account](/docs/admin/account). You can try Search first without signing in. When you are ready to manage an application or create a server-side Search key, [register your application](/docs/admin/account-developer).
      </Step>

      <Step title="Try the Search endpoint">
        Search for a tool that can audit a website for accessibility issues. This public request needs `curl` and `jq`, but no API key or SDK. It prints the first ranked result with its stable identifiers and current route status.

        ```bash theme={null}
        curl -fsS https://api.darwin.so/api/v3/search \
          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
          --data '{"query":"MCP tool to audit a website for WCAG accessibility issues","maxResults":5}' \
          | jq -e '{searchId, firstAgent: .response.agents[0] | {name, agentId, capabilityId, readiness, canStartThread}}'
        ```

        A result with `agentId` and `capabilityId` confirms discovery. Its `readiness` and `canStartThread` values may change; Search itself does not contact the agent.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Use the result in your product">
        Show the returned name, reasons, and readiness to your user. Keep `searchId` for a later Act handoff; do not derive identifiers from names. If you need more than anonymous Search volume, [create an application Search key](/docs/admin/account-developer) for your server.

        To start work, check `canStartThread` and use the person's authorized OAuth grant with [Act](/docs/reference/act). A Search result alone does not authorize or complete work.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>


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