# Docs

- [Home](/): Learn how Jean organizes projects, worktrees, chat sessions, and AI tooling around real development work.

- **About Jean**
- [What is Jean](/about/what-is-jean): A practical introduction to Jean for teams and solo developers who want local AI workflows without giving up control.
- [How Jean Works](/about/how-jean-works): Understand the flow from project to worktree to session, and how Jean keeps all of it tied together.
- [Local-First and Security](/about/local-first-and-security): What Jean stores, what stays local, and how web access is secured.

- **Get Started**
- [Install and Setup](/getting-started/installation): Install Jean, connect your preferred backend, and complete the first-run setup.
- [Add Your First Project](/getting-started/add-your-first-project): Bring a repository into Jean, organize it in the sidebar, and decide how much automation you want on day one.
- [Start Your First Session](/getting-started/start-your-first-session): Choose a base session or worktree, pick the right backend, and send the first message.

- **Core Concepts**
- [Projects, Worktrees, Sessions](/core-concepts/projects-worktrees-and-sessions): The core objects Jean uses to keep AI work organized and recoverable.
- [Backends, Models, and MCP](/core-concepts/backends-models-and-mcp): How Jean chooses a backend, routes model settings, and brings extra tools into a session.

- **Workflows**
- [Project Canvas and Chat](/workflows/project-canvas-and-chat): Move between the canvas, session tabs, terminal, files, and shortcuts without losing the thread of the work.
- [Magic Commands](/workflows/magic-commands): Use Jean's built-in commands for context management, commits, reviews, PRs, notes, and conflict resolution.
- [GitHub, Linear, and Reviews](/workflows/github-linear-and-reviews): Start work from issues, PRs, workflows, security alerts, advisories, and Linear tickets.

- **Manage Jean**
- [Settings and Customization](/manage/preferences-and-customization): Tune Jean's defaults for backends, prompts, appearance, keybindings, integrations, and experimental features.
- [Web Access and Headless](/manage/web-access-and-headless): Expose Jean over its built-in HTTP server or run it without the desktop window.
- [Archive, Recovery, Updates](/manage/archive-recovery-and-updates): Keep the workspace tidy, restore useful history, and understand how Jean updates and cleans up local state.