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url: https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/getting-started.md
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# Getting Started

Documentation for **Chartbuddy Hub** — the free desktop app for consultants, analysts, and founders who chart inside AI.

Hub is the Chartbuddy desktop application. It wraps what lives in the Chrome extension into a native desktop experience: waterfalls, mekkos, CAGRs, and the full business chart library, editable on your machine.

## How Hub fits Chartbuddy

| Surface | Role |
|---------|------|
| **Hub** | Desktop editor — prompt from AI, refine locally, push & pull |
| **Embed** | JavaScript package for dashboards, products, and AI chats |
| **Google Slides** | Native editor inside decks, synced to Sheets |
| **PowerPoint** | Coming soon |

Using Embed in your product? See the [Embed docs](https://chartbuddy.io/embed/docs/getting-started/) / [`llms.txt`](https://unpkg.com/@chartbuddy.io/embed/llms.txt) instead.

## Paths

* [Install Hub (macOS)](/getting-started/installation) — download the `.dmg`, Applications, Gatekeeper
* [Connect MCP](/connect-mcp/) — overview, then [Cursor](/connect-mcp/cursor) / [Claude Code](/connect-mcp/claude-code) / [OpenCode](/connect-mcp/opencode) / [ChatGPT / Codex](/connect-mcp/chatgpt-codex) / [ChatGPT](/connect-mcp/chatgpt) / [Claude](/connect-mcp/claude)
* Agent index: [`/hub/llms.txt`](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/llms.txt) → [`mcp-setup.md`](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/mcp-setup.md) → docs `.md` pages
* [Desktop basics](/guides/desktop-basics) — first launch and everyday workflow
* [Push & pull](/guides/push-and-pull) — move charts between Hub and other surfaces

## Also browse

* [Help Center](https://chartbuddy.io/help) — end-user guides for Google Slides
* [Download Hub](https://chartbuddy.io/getstarted#hub) — get the desktop app