Start

  1. Install

    The dots CLI ships inside the desktop app, so installing the app is how you get it. Open a terminal and check that the command answers.

    dots --versionOnce the command answers, connect your agent
  2. Connect

    Register the dots MCP server with your coding agent so it can read and write your Dotabases while it works.

    claude mcp add --scope user dots -- dots mcpWith your agent connected, build your first Dotabase
  3. First Dotabase

    Build a small Dotabase from scratch: add rows, connect them with edges, and read the result back as a graph.

When You Finish