First launch: setup in 5 steps

SHIPIT asks how much you know about code. Pick Beginner, Intermediate or Pro. The chips under the cards show which tabs the level gives you. Chat is not a tab of its own here: it is a section inside the Agent tab.

Below, pick the language: Same as macOS, English or Українська. Then click Continue.

TipYou can change the level any time in Settings › General.

The Git and GitHub step checks four things: Developer tools, GitHub CLI, GitHub sign-in and Git identity. Git keeps every change an agent makes as a version, so it can be undone.

Continue always works, even if something is not ready yet. You can finish it later in Settings › Agents & AI, under Developer setup.

On the Beginner and Intermediate levels this step is called Connect your assistant. The card shows whether the assistant is already on your Mac. If not, click Install, and the card then walks you through sign-in.

Not ready now? Continue without an agent leaves this step for later.

This step says in short what stays on your Mac and what SHIPIT sends. Below is the choice of how agents work: Ask before acting, marked Recommended, is the default, and Full access asks you to confirm first. Crash reports stay off unless you turn them on.

Tick the box next to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. Until you do, the I understand, continue button stays inactive.

TipEvery item on this step is covered in detail in the privacy and access guide.

A Beginner sees three options: Website, Telegram bot and Reminders. Pick one and click Open the builder. You answer a few questions, SHIPIT writes the brief and an agent builds it in a chat.

Any step can wait with Skip for now, and Back returns to the step before. To go through it all again, open Settings › General and in the Setup block click Show setup again.