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

# Quick Setup Guide

> Create a Steadwing account, connect GitHub and Slack via OAuth, and trigger your first AI-powered root cause analysis — all in under 5 minutes with no agents to deploy.

## How do I set up Steadwing?

Sign up with Google OAuth, connect your tools, and trigger your first root cause analysis — all in under 5 minutes. No agents to deploy, no code changes required.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign Up">
    Create your account at [app.steadwing.com](https://app.steadwing.com) using Google OAuth. No credit card required.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Up Your Organization">
    Enter your organization name and invite team members. Admins can manage the org, members can investigate incidents - everyone stays in sync.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Your Integrations">
    Connect your tools via OAuth in [Settings](https://app.steadwing.com/settings). For best results, connect:

    * **GitHub** (required) - For code change correlation
    * **One alerting/observability tool** - Datadog, Sentry, New Relic, PagerDuty, or similar

    All integrations use OAuth - connect in clicks, not hours.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start Resolving Incidents">
    You're ready! Trigger your first RCA from Slack, Linear, or paste any error directly into Steadwing.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Which integrations should I connect first?

For the best root cause analysis, connect these integrations:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="GitHub" icon="github" href="/integrations/github">
    **Required** - Correlate incidents with code changes, deployments, and releases
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slack" icon="slack" href="/integrations/slack">
    Trigger RCA by @mentioning Steadwing in any alert thread
  </Card>

  <Card title="Datadog or Grafana" icon="chart-line" href="/integrations/datadog">
    Pull metrics, monitors, and APM data during analysis
  </Card>

  <Card title="AWS or GCP" icon="cloud" href="/integrations/aws">
    Connect cloud infrastructure for resource and service insights
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  **Start simple**: Connect GitHub + Slack + your primary observability tool. You can add more integrations later as needed.
</Tip>

## How to Trigger RCA

Once setup is complete, you have three ways to trigger root cause analysis:

### From Slack

1. When an alert fires in your Slack channel, reply to the message
2. Tag `@Steadwing` in your reply
3. Steadwing acknowledges and starts the RCA in the background
4. Once complete, Steadwing posts results in the same thread with a link to the full analysis

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/steadwing/iXzLBCjTEruF_zn1/public/onboarding/slack_bot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iXzLBCjTEruF_zn1&q=85&s=b3d6d621e9efb315370de3671d1a98b7" alt="Screenshot showing how to trigger Steadwing RCA in Slack: a user replies to an alert message with @Steadwing, and Steadwing responds with a link to the root cause analysis results." width="613" height="720" data-path="public/onboarding/slack_bot.png" />

> **Image description:** A Slack thread where a monitoring alert appears, a team member replies with `@Steadwing`, and the Steadwing bot responds with an acknowledgment emoji and a link to the full RCA report.

### From Linear

1. Create or find an issue related to an incident
2. Either assign the issue to Steadwing, or @mention Steadwing in a comment
3. Steadwing performs RCA and posts results directly in Linear

### Paste an Error

1. Go to your [Steadwing Dashboard](https://app.steadwing.com)
2. Paste any error message, stack trace, or alert text
3. Steadwing analyzes it and generates the RCA

## How do I use Steadwing in my IDE?

Use Steadwing directly in your IDE via the [MCP Server](/steadwing-mcp). The MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools.

* Analyze local code without GitHub authentication
* Get RCA insights directly in your development environment
* Enhanced performance when integrations are connected

Install from [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@steadwing/mcp) and start analyzing code in minutes.

## What Happens Next?

After your first RCA, Steadwing starts learning from your incident history. Each incident makes the next one faster and more accurate. You'll get:

* **Instant RCA** when alerts fire
* **Evidence from all connected sources** - logs, metrics, traces, code changes
* **Short-term and long-term solutions** ready for approval
* **Conversational follow-up** - ask questions about any incident

## Need Help?

* Check our [Integrations](/integrations) page for detailed setup guides
* Visit the [MCP Server](/steadwing-mcp) page for IDE integration
* Contact us at [hello@steadwing.com](mailto:hello@steadwing.com) for support