Start with the work in front of you. Open a project on your computer, join a shared team workspace, work from the terminal, or connect Kestrel to an application you own.
Choose what you want to accomplish
- Download Kestrel Desktop, connect a model, and complete a task in a local project.
- Join Kestrel One, open a Project, and start a Thread with your team.
- Get Kestrel One source for inspection and local development.
- Install the CLI/TUI to work with Kestrel directly from the terminal.
- Build your first agent and run it from a TypeScript application.
The journey chooser compares those starting points in more detail.
Understand the release model
Kestrel versions packages, CLI/TUI, Desktop, and Kestrel One source independently. npm, signed Desktop downloads, source tags, and hosted invitations remain distinct distribution or access channels. A hosted deployment also records its exact revision and image identities.
Learn the foundation when you need it
Read What Kestrel includes for the product map. Use Concepts to understand the durable work beneath an agent conversation, or follow the agent loop from model proposal to terminal result.
These docs identify the current version for each public artifact. Installation and hosted-access channels remain distinct; check Release status before distributing an artifact or publishing an integration.