# Your first visit

> Sign in, start a small conversation, and find it again on your next visit.

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

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You need an existing Space and the sign-in identity appointed for it. Use the
address provided for your home. If you have not been given access, the public
site cannot provision it for you.

## Come inside

1. Open your Space address in a browser.
2. Choose **Come inside** and complete Pocket ID sign-in, including any passkey
   prompt it shows.
3. Wait for Home to appear. Returning brings you to the same machine and files.

If the entrance says the home cannot be reached, follow
[connection troubleshooting](/docs/space/troubleshooting/#space-will-not-open).
Repeated sign-in cannot repair an unavailable machine.

## Check that a model is ready

1. Choose your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then **Your profile**. On a
   phone, open the navigation drawer first.
2. Look at **Kinra account**. Initial account setup runs after sign-in, and the
   card refreshes while it finishes.
3. Follow **Continue account setup** or **Reconnect Kinra** if offered. The
   card explains a connection that needs attention.

You can also [connect ChatGPT](/docs/space/accounts/#connect-chatgpt). That is
an optional model connection. GitHub and Tailscale are needed only for work
that uses them.

## Ask one small question

1. Return to **Home** and choose **Talk with Kin**.
2. Check the workspace name above the conversation. The Home workspace is a
   suitable starting place.
3. Enter a small request, such as:

   > Help me plan a small herb garden. Ask about the space and sunlight before
   > suggesting what to grow.

4. On a desktop keyboard, press Enter. On a touch keyboard, choose **Send**.
5. If Kin asks whether to trust this workspace, read the folder and choices
   before deciding. Answer further questions in the conversation.

**You should see:** your message followed by Kin's activity and response. The
model control at the bottom of the composer identifies the selected model.
If no model is ready, return to [Accounts and models](/docs/space/accounts/).

## Leave and return

Choose **Home**. Kin can keep working while you look elsewhere. Use **Continue**
to return to your last session, or choose its row under the workspace in the
sidebar. Ended sessions are available through **History**.

Before reloading or closing the browser, save any file you are editing.
[Conversation drafts and file drafts have different lifetimes](/docs/space/files/#save-an-edit).

Next: [Conversations](/docs/space/conversations/) explains approvals, stopping,
and returning to work. [Your home](/docs/space/home/) explains the board.

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