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Get Started

Joch is installable in minutes and useful in an hour. The pages below take you from zero to a Joch-governed agent calling MCP tools through the gateway, with a portable AgBOM and approvals enabled.

  • Install

    Install Joch locally, in Docker Compose, or on Kubernetes.

    Install Joch

  • First Agent

    Apply your first Agent record and run it through the gateway with a Policy and an AgBOM.

    Build your first agent

  • Govern an MCP Server

    Register, pin, scan, and quarantine an MCP server in 10 minutes.

    Govern an MCP server

  • Onboard from a Vendor SDK

    Bring an existing OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Google ADK, Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph, or CrewAI app under Joch governance.

    Migrate from a vendor SDK

What you need

  • macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL2).
  • Docker (optional but recommended for the Compose path).
  • A Kubernetes cluster (only for the cluster install).
  • An API key for at least one model provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft Foundry, or a local model server.

What you do not need

  • Any agent code yet — the quickstart includes a working example.
  • A subscription to Joch Cloud (everything below is open source).
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes (the local and Compose paths skip it).

What you get in 30 minutes

  • Joch running locally or in Docker Compose.
  • One registered Agent with a ModelRoute, a Policy, and an AgBOM.
  • One governed MCP server with version pinning and trust scoring.
  • A working tool call audit trail and a portable conversation log.
  • An approval wired to Slack or email (optional).