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

# Use AcornOps

> Join a workspace, connect targets, investigate operational issues, and use automation

This guide is for people using an AcornOps platform that their organization already operates. Platform installation, infrastructure configuration, and day-two maintenance belong in the [Admin Guide](/deploy).

## Start here

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  <Card title="Kubernetes quick start" icon="dharmachakra" href="/use/kubernetes-quick-start">
    Create a workspace, connect a cluster, and start your first chat.
  </Card>

  <Card title="VM quick start" icon="server" href="/use/vm-quick-start">
    Create a workspace, connect a Linux VM, and start your first chat.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run your first investigation" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/use/first-investigation">
    Complete a safe, read-only investigation against a connected target.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use target chat" icon="messages" href="/use/target-chat">
    Reference exact skills and tools, inspect evidence, and export completed answers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Investigate issues" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/use/issues-and-investigations">
    Review target issues, observations, and related Workflow activity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage a workspace" icon="user-gear" href="/use/manage-workspace">
    Manage members, AI settings, approvals, audit history, and linked integrations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Common tasks

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  <Card title="Connect targets" icon="plug" href="/use/connect-targets">
    Add a Kubernetes cluster or Linux VM when your workspace role permits it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use Agents and Workflows" icon="diagram-project" href="/use/agents-and-workflows">
    Launch starter automation or create reusable specialist workflows.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configure tools and MCP" icon="wrench" href="/use/tools-and-mcp">
    Review built-in capabilities and connect external tools.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use Target Insights" icon="lightbulb" href="/use/target-insights">
    Review and manage target-scoped operational knowledge learned between investigations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configure Web Search" icon="globe" href="/use/web-search">
    Enable provider-native search and constrain it with domain policy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understand the product model" icon="shapes" href="/overview/core-concepts">
    Learn how workspaces, targets, Agents, Workflows, sessions, and runs relate.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>