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url: https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/getting-started.md
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> Docs index: [llms.txt](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/llms.txt)

# Getting Started

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

Hub is the Chartbuddy desktop application. It wraps the full business chart library and makes charts 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 |

Embedding Chartbuddy as HTML? See the [Embed docs](https://chartbuddy.io/embed/docs/getting-started.md) / [`llms.txt`](https://chartbuddy.io/embed/docs/llms.txt) instead.

## Paths

* [Install Hub on Windows](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/getting-started/windows.md) – download, click past SmartScreen, finish setup, and sign in
* [A note on Microsoft Defender](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/getting-started/windows-defender.md) – why “Windows protected your PC” appears and how to continue
* [Install Hub on macOS](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/getting-started/macos.md) – download the `.dmg`, Applications, Gatekeeper
* [Connect MCP](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp.md) – overview, then [Cursor](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/cursor.md) / [Claude Code](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/claude-code.md) / [OpenCode](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/opencode.md) / [Google Antigravity](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/antigravity.md) / [ChatGPT / Codex](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/chatgpt-codex.md) / [ChatGPT (web)](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/chatgpt.md) / [Claude (web)](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/connect-mcp/claude.md)
* 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](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/guides/desktop-basics.md) – first launch and everyday workflow
* [Push & pull](https://chartbuddy.io/hub/docs/guides/push-and-pull.md) – 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