Documentation

How Harness works in practice — routines, capabilities, approvals, connectors, licensing, and what to do when something does not behave. Written so you can run it without asking us.

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First steps

Getting started

Install, activate, connect your AI provider and get the first routine finished end to end.

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Routines & scheduling

Write a routine in plain language, test it once, then put it on a schedule that runs without you.

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Capabilities & permissions

The default-deny model: what a capability is, how to grant one, and how to keep the blast radius small.

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Control & connections

Keeping the work inside the rules

Approvals & audit

How the approval queue works, what pauses in it, and how to read the record afterwards.

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AI providers & keys

Connect your own Claude or GPT account or key, and see exactly what is sent where.

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Files, email & systems

Point Harness at folders, mailboxes, databases and APIs — one connection at a time.

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Account & problems

Licence, updates and fixes

Licence & activation

One licence per PC: how activation works, moving to another machine, and what happens if updates lapse.

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Troubleshooting

A routine stopped, a source was unavailable, a step failed — how to see why and get it running again.

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Prefer to watch

The same steps, on screen

Short walkthroughs cover setup, building the first routine and working the approval queue.

Watch the tutorials

Open the setup guide