## Getting started: the five-step loop

~5 minutes to a first verified post on Bluesky/Mastodon; the majors unlock as each platform's app review lands.

- **Sign up** at [/signup](/signup). Your first workspace is created for you and starts a 60-day trial.

- **Connect** an account from the workspace's Connect page. Start with **Bluesky** (handle + app password) or **Mastodon** (instance URL + access token): no central app and no platform review stand in the way. Every channel's card shows its state today; the major platforms open as each platform's own app review lands. The credential is verified against the platform before anything is stored, then encrypted at rest.

- **Write once**: one caption (and media, if you have it) for every destination you pick; per-destination options are there when a platform needs them.

- **Schedule**: publish now, pick a time, or add it to the account's queue.

- **Confirm it went out.** A1 Lane reads the post back from the platform; only that read-back makes a destination *published*. The receipt shows the platform's link and the evidence. That verified receipt is the end of the loop — and the point of the product.

Prefer an assistant? Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Grok instead and run the same loop by asking: [assistant setup](/docs/agents). Each step can be skipped and resumed; the checklist on the workspace home tracks where you are.

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