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

# Getting Started

> Get started with the ActionKit API.

<Tip>
  **Need help getting started with ActionKit?** Schedule a personalized onboarding with our Product team [here](https://useparagon.com/book-demo-actionkit).
</Tip>

To use ActionKit, you will need to have set up the following:

### 1. Add the Paragon SDK to your app

See [Installing the SDK](/getting-started/installing-the-connect-sdk) for adding the Paragon SDK to your app. With the SDK, you can prompt users to connect their accounts inside of your app using the [Connect Portal](/connect-portal/connect-portal-customization).

Alternatively, you can use one of the below options for testing or development purposes:

* [Hosted Demo Environment](/demo): an in-browser implementation of the SDK to test connecting accounts to your integrations
* [ActionKit Playground](/actionkit/actionkit-playground): an open-source sandbox to test chatting with an agent that has access to ActionKit tools

### 2. Activate an integration in your Paragon project

You can add and configure an integration by visiting the Catalog page in your Paragon dashboard (see [Adding Integrations](/getting-started/adding-an-integration)).

See [Supported Integrations](/actionkit/supported-integrations) for integrations currently supported in ActionKit.

### 3. Connect an account

Use your app (or Playground or demo.useparagon.com) to connect an account (e.g. a Salesforce account) using the Connect Portal.

<Info>
  If you are having issues connecting an account, you may need to add your own OAuth app credentials.

  See [Connect your developer app to Paragon](/getting-started/adding-an-integration#connect-your-developer-app-to-paragon).
</Info>

Once an account is connected, you can start testing [the ActionKit API](/actionkit/api-reference) with the user ID that you are testing with.

If you are running the Playground locally, the ID is `playground.local-static-user`.

## Usage

ActionKit is available as an API, so you can use it directly from your app or with any LLM that supports tool/function calling:

<Card title="API Reference" icon="book" href="/actionkit/api-reference" arrow horizontal>
  See all available API endpoints in ActionKit
</Card>

ActionKit is also available as a self-hosted MCP for AI agent implementations. Learn more in the [open-source repo](https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp).