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 / llms.txt instead.

Paths

• Install Hub on Windows – download, click past SmartScreen, finish setup, and sign in
• A note on Microsoft Defender – why “Windows protected your PC” appears and how to continue
• Install Hub on macOS – download the .dmg, Applications, Gatekeeper
• Connect MCP – overview, then Cursor / Claude Code / OpenCode / Google Antigravity / ChatGPT / Codex / ChatGPT (web) / Claude (web)
• Agent index: /hub/llms.txt → mcp-setup.md → docs .md pages
• Desktop basics – first launch and everyday workflow
• Push & pull – move charts between Hub and other surfaces

Also browse

• Help Center – end-user guides for Google Slides
• Download Hub – get the desktop app