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

# First Launch

> What to expect the first time you open BaseLayer.

# First Launch

When you open BaseLayer for the first time, you'll walk through a short setup process.

## Sign in

Choose how to create your account:

* **Email magic link**: enter your email address, then click the link sent to your inbox
* **GitHub OAuth**: sign in with your GitHub account
* **Google OAuth**: sign in with your Google account

## Import wizard

The setup wizard will ask if you'd like to import existing conversation history from:

* **Claude**: upload your data export ZIP
* **ChatGPT**: upload your data export ZIP

You can skip this step and import later from **Settings → Import Data**.

<Tip>Even if you skip the import, BaseLayer starts capturing new conversations immediately once the Chrome extension or IDE watcher is active.</Tip>

## Connections

The **Connections** tab is your control center for live ingestion. It shows every harness BaseLayer can hook into and lets you enable or disable capture from each one individually.

Supported harnesses include:

* **Claude Code**
* **Claude Desktop**
* **Cursor**
* **GitHub Copilot**
* **Aider**
* **Codex**
* **Antigravity**
* **Windsurf**

Each harness shows its current status: whether the tool is detected, actively ingesting, or needs attention.

### Tools that need a restart

**Windsurf** and **Antigravity** require a restart before BaseLayer can read their conversations. If either is running in a state where BaseLayer can't connect, you'll be notified in two ways:

* The **menu bar icon changes** to indicate action is needed
* An **OS-level notification** prompts you to restart the tool

Once you restart the tool, BaseLayer connects automatically and begins capturing.

## You're ready

After setup, BaseLayer runs in the background. You'll see the menu bar icon indicating it's active.

Next steps:

* [Install the Chrome extension](/integrations/chrome-extension) to capture web conversations
* [Connect Claude.ai](/integrations/claude-ai) or [ChatGPT](/integrations/chatgpt) for recall via OAuth
* Or just start chatting. The desktop app automatically captures IDE conversations