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Hops is where your team works with AI agents. This guide walks you through the basics so you can see it in action fast.

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1. Sign up

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Create your account

Head to app.hops.ai and sign up. If someone on your team already has a workspace, they can send you an invite link instead.
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Land in your workspace

Once you’re in, you’ll see your workspace with My Space (your private space) and a Personal Assistant ready to go.
You’re in. Now let’s make it useful.

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2. Talk to Hops

Every workspace comes with a default agent called Hops. You’ll find it in the left sidebar under Agents. Click on it to open a conversation. Type a message in the chat. No @ tag needed here since you’re already talking directly to Hops.
This is the fastest way to see Hops in action. You’re chatting directly with the agent. Think of it as a smart teammate who’s ready to help.

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3. Create your first Space

A Space is where work happens. Think of it as a room for a project, a team, or a client. Everything inside a Space (conversations, pins, artifacts) becomes context your agents can use.
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Click the + button

At the bottom of the left sidebar, click the + button and select Space.
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Name your Space

Give it a clear name like Marketing, Q3 Launch, or Acme Account.
Keep each Space focused on one thing. The more specific the context, the better your agents perform.

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4. Use agents in your Space

Once you’re in a Space, you can chat with agents right away. Tag any agent with @ in the chat: @Hops for the default, or @[name] for any custom agent. A Space can have multiple agents, and you can tag different ones in the same conversation.
Each agent responds from its own instructions, artifacts, and connected apps. The more you use a Space, the smarter your agents get.

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5. Invite your team

Bring your teammates into the workspace so they can join your Spaces and work with agents too.
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Open Team Management

Click the Settings icon in the bottom of the left sidebar, then go to Team Management.
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Add seats and invite

Add seats for your team members and invite them to join your workspace.
Once your teammates are in, they can join Spaces, chat with agents, and start getting value right away.

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6. Connect your tools

Your agents work best when they can pull from the tools your team already uses. Hops connects to 500+ apps, so connect a few to give your agents real context.
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Open Connections

Go to Settings, then Connections, and click Connect app.
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Pick a tool

Browse or search the list. Some popular ones:
  • Gmail for email threads and drafts
  • Google Drive & Docs for files, folders, and documents
  • HubSpot for contacts, deals, and pipeline
  • Jira for issues, sprints, and boards
  • Linear for issues, projects, and cycles
  • Notion for pages, databases, and wikis
  • Slack for channels and conversations (search for it in the list)
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Authorize and go

Click Connect next to any app, sign in, and grant Hops the permissions it needs. Your agents can start using the tool right away.
Start with one or two tools. You can add more any time. Each tool you connect makes your agents more useful.

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What to try next

Pin important context

Pin a brief, a brand guide, or key decisions so your agents always have them.

Set up an automation

Have your agent do recurring work automatically, like weekly summaries or daily reports.

Fine-tune your agents

Write better instructions to get better results from your agents.

Explore what teams do

See how marketing, sales, finance, and other teams use Hops day to day.
Need help? Reach out at hello@hops.ai. We’re happy to walk you through anything.

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