> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.spara.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.spara.com/scout/getting-started/sign-up.md). # Sign up and say hello Create your Scout from the signup form, then meet it in Slack or by text. Scout is free for reps. You sign up on the Spara website, pick where you want to talk to it, and Scout takes it from there. ## Sign up Fill in the Scout signup form on spara.com: your name, your company, and your work email. Use the address you sell from, not a personal mailbox. Scout uses it to work out which company you're at and to start researching what you sell before you've connected anything. {% hint style="info" %} Know a teammate who'd want their own Scout? Add their work email on the form, or ask Scout to invite them later. {% endhint %} ## Pick where you'll talk to Scout Spara emails you a way in. The email gives you two choices: * **Add Scout to Slack.** Click the button to add the Scout app to your Slack workspace. Scout then messages you directly in Slack, and that conversation is where you work together. * **Text Scout.** Tap the button on your phone. It opens Messages with the first text already filled in. Send it, and your phone is linked to your Scout. The link and code in that email are yours alone and work once, so open it from your own inbox. If you already have a Spara account, the email points you to sign in instead. You can add the other later: link a phone from Slack, or add Slack from your phone. See [Slack](/scout/connections/slack.md) and [Text](/scout/connections/text.md). ## Say hello Scout sends a welcome as soon as you arrive: what it is, and that it will first learn how you work by connecting a few things. Any reply starts the conversation. If there's an account on your mind, name it, and Scout ties what it shows you first to that account. From here, Scout walks you through your connections one at a time. See [Connect your tools](/scout/getting-started/connect-your-tools.md). ## Frequently asked questions ### Do I need to install anything? No. Scout is a Slack app, a phone number you text, and drafts in the inbox you already use. ### Can my whole team sign up? Yes. Each rep gets their own Scout. Ask Scout to invite a teammate by work email: a colleague at your company joins your Scout team, and anyone else gets a Scout of their own. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the following URL with the `ask` and `goal` query parameters: ``` GET https://docs.spara.com/scout/getting-started/sign-up.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is what the user is ultimately trying to achieve, the reason they need the answer. Sharing it helps GitBook give you a better, more relevant answer. A goal is most helpful when it describes the outcome the user wants rather than restating the question. For example, with `ask=how do I create an API token`, a goal like `automate deployments from our CI pipeline` lets GitBook tailor the answer to that use case. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.