# Getting started

Canonical URL: https://docs.fuse.init.inc/getting-started

Connect a provider, verify the connection, and run your first canonical actions.



Use Fuse to connect a provider account, prove the connection works, then execute documented actions over REST, the SDK, or MCP.

## Sequence [#sequence]

1. **Create a Connect session** from your backend for a tenant, provider, and auth kind.
2. **Complete provider auth or credential submission** in the Connect UI (OAuth consent, app install, or static credentials).
3. **Test the connection** so Fuse confirms the credential can call the provider.
4. **Select and execute canonical actions** using action IDs from the [integration catalog](/integrations).
5. **Reconnect or revoke** when credentials rotate or access should end.

## Where to go next [#where-to-go-next]

* Follow the [agent consumption golden path](/guides/agent-consumption) for SDK and CLI sequences from auth through reconciliation.
* Browse providers in the [integration catalog](/integrations) (for example [Slack](/integrations/slack) or [GitHub](/integrations/github)).
* Read the [connection lifecycle](/guides/connection-lifecycle) guide for Connect, test, reconnect, and delete.
* Read [execute actions](/guides/execute-actions) for REST, SDK, and MCP execution and idempotency.
* Open a provider setup guide under `/integrations/<slug>/setup` when you need provider-specific console steps.