# Quickstart

> **Status: stub — Phase 1 (structure).** Content to be written in Phase 2.
>
> **Scope:** Zero-to-first-message: start a relay, create a channel, send a message, mention an agent. New content synthesized from README + TESTING.

## Outline

- Prerequisites
- Start a local relay
- Create your identity and a channel
- Send and read messages
- Add an agent and @mention it
- Where to go next

## Source material

- `README.md`
- `TESTING.md` §Live Local Relay (steps 1–4), §ACP Harness
- `examples/countdown-bot`, `examples/meadow-core` (pointer)