Operator guides

Get CrazyToad running, then go deeper.

Start with the four-step happy path below to install, open a workspace, and wire an account. Then pick a surface guide for the daily workflow: Studio, agent panes, Lilly Pod swarms, remote agents, Manage, Workbench, and the Shop.

Open Studio guide Review features
crazytoad — studio
CrazyToad Studio guide preview
First run

From install to your first prompt in four steps

A fresh CrazyToad install unlocks itself and walks you straight into a new workspace. Do these four things in order and you will be chatting with Toad in minutes.

01
Open the app

CrazyToad auto-unlocks on launch — no passphrase is set by default and it mints a session for you. You can re-lock later from the Lock app button on the Accounts page.

02
Create a workspace

On first run the New workspace modal opens automatically. Give it a name (or clone a repo / point at a project folder) and create it. See the Manage guide for the full field reference.

03
Wire one account

Go to Manage → Accounts and connect at least one provider. A subscription CLI login (Claude or Codex) is the cheapest path and lets the brain spawn real terminal sessions.

04
Chat with Toad

Open Studio and tell Toad what you want done. It coordinates the agents; they do the work. From here, pick a surface guide below for the workflow you need.

New workspaces default to the edit permission mode — read plus safe file writes. Raise or lower it any time in Manage → Settings → Permissions.
Guides

Separate pages for the real app

Each page maps to a shipped CrazyToad surface or setup job. Start with accounts if this is a fresh install, Studio if you want the daily workflow, or Remote Agents if you are putting workers on your own hosts.

01

Studio

Chat with the brain, choose the working mode, dock live panes, handle approvals, resume sessions, and keep the workbench close.

Open Studio guide 02

Agent View

Use visible panes when you want to watch, steer, compare providers, or keep standby agents ready.

Open Agent View 03

Lilly Pod

Use autonomous boss-and-child swarms for larger background jobs and cross-workspace visibility.

Open Lilly Pod 04

Remote Agents

Run agents on your own hosts through a chatbox, overview, live stream, daily log, setup flow, and approval gate.

Open Remote Agents 05

Manage

Workspaces, proposals, memory, agent settings, cost, themes, app settings, and diagnostics in one operator console.

Open Manage 06

Accounts

Add Claude, Codex, Gemini, OpenAI-compatible APIs, Grok, and local Ollama routing without exposing provider secrets in the site.

Open Accounts 07

Workbench

Preview, Attach view, Files, Git, Terminal, search, problems, scheduler, cost, and review panels around the chat.

Open Workbench 08

Shop

Browse, inspect, risk-check, and install MCP servers, skills, and plugins, or ask Toad to build one.

Open Shop