A nook to get started.

Nookins runs purpose-built AI helpers, each with its own identity, memory, workspace, and permissions. The public alpha is owner-operated software for technically comfortable users, not a hosted signup service.

Your first Nookin

1. Install into a fresh home. The public installer targets Linux x86_64 with glibc 2.39 or later.
2. Sign in and get a local reply. Test in the terminal before connecting messaging.
3. Give your Nookins their roles. Review names, instructions, and permissions.
4. Connect one conversation. Confirm one reply, then check again after a restart.

Already running a native Nookins installation? Update it in place. You do not need to recreate your agents.

Coming from Ward

Keep the original home and backups. Whole-install Ward migration is retired. You can recreate selected agent definitions and reviewed text in a fresh Nookins home; databases, WhatsApp history, and linked-device sessions are not part of that procedure. Use Move from Ward for the complete procedure and a copyable AI prompt.

When something needs a hand

Check a problem, read the security boundaries, or send feedback. Include your version, operating system, and the first failing command. Leave out secrets and private messages.

Make the setup your own

• Configuration files and activation: know where each setting belongs.
• Models and providers: choose a default chain and its privacy/spending limits.
• Extensions and add-ons: install, configure and attach capabilities.
• MCP, hooks and skills: connect tools and reusable procedures.
• Automations: respond to events with bounded work.
• Chat commands and command-line reference: find exact commands and arguments.
• Run, back up and recover: operate your installation day to day.