Prerequisites
None. You’ll create your account in the setup step below.
Docker installed on your machine.
Setup
Create an agent
Open the Workspace page and create a new agent.
Follow the setup wizard to connect your agent to Manifest provider
The dashboard shows setup instructions with everything pre-filled. Follow the steps to add Manifest as a provider in your agent and restart it.
Run the installer
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mnfst/manifest/main/docker/install.sh)
The installer downloads the compose file, generates a secret, and brings up the stack. Give it about 30 seconds to boot.Create your admin account
Go to http://localhost:3001 and sign up. The first account you create becomes the admin — no demo credentials are pre-seeded. See the full Self-hosted guide for the manual install path, provider setup, custom ports, and environment variables.
Verify
Open app.manifest.build, connect a provider on the Routing page, then send a test request to your agent. It should appear on the Messages page within seconds. Open http://localhost:3001, connect a provider on the Routing page, then send a test request. It should appear on the Messages page within seconds. See the Self-hosted guide for the exact verify command.
Usage data is recorded each time a request is routed through manifest/auto.