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Hops is where your team works with AI. One agent — Hops — extended by installable, shareable skills. 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 Hops ready to go.
You’re in. Now let’s make it useful.

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2. Talk to Hops

Every workspace comes with Hops — one AI agent, available in every Space. You’ll find it in the left sidebar. Click on it to open a conversation.
Opening Hops and sending a message.
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. Think of it as a smart teammate who’s ready to help — and the same Hops shows up in every Space.

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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, docs, artifacts) becomes context Hops can use.
The Create a Space modal with fields for icon, name, topic, and visibility.
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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.
For more details on setup, visibility, and best practices, see Create a Space.
Keep each Space focused on one thing. The more specific the context, the better Hops performs.

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4. Upload a skill

Skills extend Hops for specific roles — a Sales SDR, a Legal reviewer, a Pipeline watcher — without introducing a separate agent. Upload a skill and Hops uses it whenever the request matches. Skills are shareable across your workspace so everyone’s Hops runs the same playbook.
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Open Settings → Skills

Click the Settings icon at the bottom of the left sidebar, then go to Skills.
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Click + New Skill

Choose Upload files for a single-file skill, or Upload folder for a skill with multiple files.
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Use it

Tag Hops as usual. When a skill runs, the response is attributed like Hops · Pipeline watch so you know which skill shaped it.
For details, see Skills. To package your own team’s playbook, see Build a skill.

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5. Use Hops in your Space

Once you’re in a Space, tag Hops with @Hops in the chat. Every Space has Hops available by default — no per-Space setup needed. If your workspace has skills installed, Hops uses them automatically when the request matches.
Tagging Hops in a Space chat.
Each response shows what Hops used and what it did. The more context the Space accumulates, the sharper Hops gets.

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6. Invite your team

Bring your teammates into the workspace so they can join Spaces and work with Hops too.
The Invite team members modal in Team Management, with email, role, and cap options.
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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 Hops, and share the same set of installed skills.

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7. Connect your tools

Hops works best when it can pull from the tools your team already uses. Hops connects to 2,000+ apps. Connections are managed from Settings → Connections and are shareable across your workspace — anything you connect there is available to Hops for everyone in the workspace.
The Connect app modal showing featured integrations like Gmail, Google Drive, Jira, Linear, Notion, and more.
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Open Connections

Go to Settings → Connections at app.hops.ai/settings/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
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Authorize and go

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

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What to try next

Write your first doc

Capture briefs, notes, and specs Hops can read and edit.

Upload a file

Share PDFs, images, and exports across Spaces from one place.

Build a table

Track structured data — trackers, pipelines, research — with Hops.

Search everything

Use ⌘K to find any space, doc, file, or message instantly.

Stay on top of updates

See mentions, replies, and Hops updates in one activity feed.

Set up the Space Context document

Write a brief, add a brand guide, or note key decisions so Hops always has them.

Set up an automation

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

Build a skill

Package your team’s playbook into a reusable skill.

Explore what teams do

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