Learning Path
You do not need to read the manual in order. Start with the outcome you want, follow one path, and return to Reference pages only when you need exact commands or environment behavior.
How to use this page
- Complete installation and one working model route.
- Pick the surface you will use most often.
- Read the feature page for the first real task you want Anyy to perform.
- Add Channels, optional tools, and unattended execution only after the basic flow is healthy.
Run anyy status after setup, send one ordinary chat message, and then configure integrations one at a time. This makes failures much easier to locate.
By experience level
New to Anyy
Read these pages in order:
- Installation, or Docker Deployment for a container-managed host
- Quickstart
- Dashboard
- Conversations & Sessions
- Security & Privacy
This path gets a model working, starts the resident Gateway, opens Dashboard, and explains the approval boundary before you enable broader authority.
Comfortable with assistants and CLIs
After Quickstart, choose:
- Terminal Interface for interactive terminal work;
- CLI and CLI Commands Reference for scripts and administration;
- Profiles and Roles for durable separation and persona; or
- Context References to attach precise local, web, result, folder, or Git context to a prompt.
Operating Anyy as a resident service
Read:
- Gateway, or Docker Deployment when Docker owns the lifecycle
- Status & Doctor
- Backup & Restore
- Updating
- Maintenance
- Data & Privacy
By goal
Use Dashboard every day
Start with Dashboard to learn the interface. Then use the canonical feature pages for Conversations & Sessions, Models & Providers, Profiles, and Approvals & ChangePlans.
Use Anyy from a messaging app
Read Messaging Platforms, open the page for your platform, configure one account, verify its health, and test access policy before inviting other users.
Work with files, terminal commands, and the web
Read Files & Terminal, Context References, Web Search, and Built-in Tools Reference.
Build repeatable workflows
Use Tasks for durable to-dos, Automations for scheduled work, Skills for reusable instructions, and MCP for external tool servers.
Let work continue independently
Read Background Jobs, Delegation, Heartbeat, and Notifications & Delivery.
Keep separate people or environments apart
Use Profiles for independent data and credentials. Use Roles only for different identities that intentionally share one Profile.
Features at a glance
| Need | Start here |
|---|---|
| Persistent preferences and facts | Memory |
| Search earlier conversations | Session Search |
| Generate and deliver files | Artifacts |
| Understand images, video, or audio | Media Understanding |
| Generate images or spoken audio | Image Generation, Voice & Speech |
| Govern risky work | Approvals & ChangePlans |
| Recover or move a Profile | Backup & Restore |
| Run the resident service in a container | Docker Deployment |
What to read next
If the first conversation already works, continue with Tips & Best Practices. If it does not, use FAQ & Troubleshooting and the relevant feature's troubleshooting table.