Guide for new users

Octodus: get started in five minutes

Octodus is an AI assistant for your business. You describe a task in plain words, and the agent plans the work, runs a team of AI agents under the hood and delivers the result: research, documents and spreadsheets, code and deployment, media, automations, reminders. You can work in Telegram and in the Octodus web dashboard.

Two ways to start.

The same assistant in Telegram and in your browser. Use whichever is more convenient: the context is shared.

Telegram

Message the bot or add it to a group

  • in a direct chat, the assistant always replies;
  • in a team group, it replies when you @mention it or reply to one of its messages;
  • you can send files, photos and voice notes straight into the chat.

The whole team works with the agent in the messenger they already use.

Web dashboard

The same assistant in your browser

  • chats, memory, keys and settings in one window;
  • usage stats and access management;
  • sign in at dash.octodus.com.

Handy when you want an overview of projects and settings, not just a conversation.

Workspaces.

Every Space has its own files, history and access. That keeps projects and teams apart.

Space (workspace)

Its own context, memory, files and access

  • data is separated between Spaces;
  • every chat or group is its own Space;
  • a new chat, or the bot in a new group, starts a new Space;
  • the Space owner pays for usage and manages members.

Keep different projects in different Spaces, and they stay cleanly apart.

Linked Spaces

Agents exchange data only when you ask

  • ask Octodus to contact the agent of another Space you belong to;
  • the agent can request data or hand off a task within your access rights;
  • isolation holds: nothing crosses between Spaces unless you ask for it.

For example: "Ask the finance team's agent for the payment terms and add them to the client proposal." You need to be a member of both Spaces.

Sub-agents and status.

A team of specialists is spun up for each task, and you can see what is happening.

Sub-agents

They work in the background and report back

  • for each task, Octodus starts specialized sub-agents;
  • research, code, media, deployment, Google and more;
  • long tasks never block the chat, so you can keep writing.

Every sub-agent returns a result instead of leaving the task "in progress".

Status page

See what is happening right now

  • the current state of the service;
  • running jobs and their stages in real time.

No guessing: progress on your tasks is visible on the status page.

Memory, knowledge and integrations.

Octodus remembers context, draws on your knowledge and works in external services on your behalf.

Memory and knowledge

Context persists between sessions

  • the agent remembers facts, decisions and the thread of the work;
  • memory lives inside a single Space;
  • say "remember ..." to pin something down (global memory is on the way);
  • the Knowledge Base is a curated source the assistant leans on.

You do not have to explain the context from scratch every time.

Integrations and API

Acts in external services on your behalf

  • connect Google (Drive, Docs, Sheets), hosting and deployment, and other services;
  • keys are added securely, so you never paste anything into the chat;
  • you can drive the platform programmatically through the API.

API documentation →

How to phrase a task

Write in plain words

  • "pull together ...", "compare ...", "build a site ...", "remind me on Friday ...";
  • send files straight into the chat and the assistant will use them;
  • no special syntax needed.

Start with the result you expect. The agent will ask about the rest as it goes.

An operating system for your business, built end to end.

No need to think about servers or hosting. Describe what you want to achieve, and Octodus designs, builds and hosts a working app for you.

State the goal

Start from the outcome, not the technology

  • describe the task in plain words: "I need an order-tracking system", "a warehouse dashboard", "a client portal";
  • Octodus asks clarifying questions and proposes a structure, so you do not need to know the stack;
  • step by step, an operating system takes shape around your processes instead of a pile of loose scripts.

You talk about the business, and Octodus handles the engineering.

Deployed and hosted

No server worries

  • Octodus deploys the app and hosts it for you, with nothing to set up by hand;
  • you get a working link and access, not a folder of files to install yourself;
  • updates and changes work the same way: just say what to adjust;
  • your results and data are yours, and you can export them at any time.

From idea to a hosted app, all inside one chat.

Keys and best practices.

Access is added securely, and a few habits help you get the most out of the agent.

Keys by link

Secure, and never in the chat

  • if a service needs access, Octodus sends you a secure link;
  • you add the secret there, so nothing sensitive goes into the chat;
  • the old in-chat key flow is deprecated: always use the link;
  • secrets are stored encrypted, and the assistant never sees them in the clear.

Access stays under your control and out of the conversation.

Best practices

How to get the most out of it

  • one project, one Space;
  • state the goal and what "done" looks like;
  • check anything critical: the final call is always yours.

The clearer the task and its limits, the more precise the result.

Give Octodus your first task.

New accounts get $15 in free credits, no card needed. Describe the outcome in one message and see what comes back.