# Your first visit

> Open Depot with your existing Kinra identity and find the project or review you came for.

**Experimental · private access. Public signup is not open.**

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You need an existing Kinra identity with access to this Depot installation and
a repository shared with that identity. There is no separate Depot username or
password to create. Private access is arranged outside this public guide.

## Open a project or review

1. Follow the repository or **Review** link from Kin or Space. You can also open
   [Depot](https://depot.kinra.ai).
2. If prompted, choose **Sign in with PocketID** and complete the Kinra identity
   sign-in. PocketID is the identity service behind that button.
3. Depot returns you to the requested page after sign-in. From the workspace,
   choose **Repositories** and open your project.
4. Check the project name and **Private** label. Open **Custody** to see who owns
   the project, which peer is linked, and what history is saved.

Signing in does not grant access to every project. If the list is empty, confirm
that you used the intended identity and that it has been given a repository role.
See [People and permissions](/docs/depot/access/).

## Begin from Space

For an existing Space, follow its [Saving with Depot guide](/docs/space/depot/)
to choose a new private project or bring a saved project home. Read the custody
choice before confirming. It gives your human identity ownership and Kin a
maintainer role in the linked project.

You do not need to enter a Git remote, register an MCP server, or paste a key
into Depot’s browser. If Space reports a missing connection, use
[Accounts and models](/docs/space/accounts/) and the reason it displays.

## Know what you are looking at

**Code** shows saved project files. **Changes** holds proposals that may still
need review. A newly created project can have no project files in its shared
version yet; ask Kin to save the intended files and prepare them for review.

For a review link, continue with [Reviewing Changes](/docs/depot/review/).
For ordinary work, continue with [Saving with Kin](/docs/depot/saving-with-kin/).

## If sign-in fails

Retry from the original Depot link if the sign-in attempt expired. If access is
refused, ask the person who arranged your access to confirm the identity and
repository role. Do not send them a password, session cookie, or API key.

_Source authority: Kinra Site (src/content/docs/depot/first-visit.md)._