# Introduction

V3Code brings code editing, agent conversations, project memory, and code intelligence
into one local editor. Start with your own API key, a supported provider subscription,
or an available free model. Choose the workflow that fits what you want to do.

## Find your next step

### [Make your first change](/get-started/quickstart)

Open a project, connect a model, and review a small change before keeping it.

### [Use a plan you already have](/models/connected-plans)

Connect a supported provider account and find its models in the picker.

### [Bring your agent](/connect/agent-client-protocol)

Open a compatible external agent in native chat, with its own conversation.

### [Understand a bug](/editor/debug-mode)

Reproduce the problem, examine the evidence, and verify a focused repair.

## Your workspace at a glance

![V3Code with an empty Explorer, welcome actions, new chat, and agent sidebar](/images/editor-overview-0098.png)

The editor with no folder open. Personal project details were removed by the screenshot contributor; the controls and layout are shown for orientation.

## Your agents, inside your editor

![V3Code Agents settings with per-agent Memory / Index and Browser controls](/images/agent-settings-0098.png)

Agents settings in the 0098 interface. Each external agent has its own setup and access controls. Screenshot supplied September 17, 2026.

There are three different ways to connect. Choose the one you actually need:

| You want to…                                  | Start here                                                                           |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Use a provider's models with the V3Code agent | [Connect a provider plan](/models/connected-plans) or [add an API key](/models/byok) |
| Run another agent in the editor's chat        | [Set up ACP](/connect/agent-client-protocol)                                         |
| Share tools between V3Code and another client | [Connect through MCP](/connect/other-agents)                                         |

## Keep useful context close

- **[Context Bridge](/editor/context-bridge):** give compatible agents access to structural code intelligence, including references and call relationships.
- **[Semantic index](/editor/semantic-index):** retrieve relevant project context. Wait for the index to report ready before relying on semantic results.
- **[Memory](/editor/memory):** carry project context between conversations. Review important decisions rather than assuming everything is remembered correctly.

Local tools and remote model calls have different data boundaries. Read [Privacy](/account/privacy)
and the connection guide for the provider or external agent you choose.

## The rest of the toolkit

- **[Quick Edit](/editor/quick-edit)** — select a bounded region, press `Ctrl/Cmd + K`,
  and describe the rewrite directly inside the editor.
- **[V3Code Tab and V Go](/editor/tab-and-v-go)** — local-first autocomplete at the
  cursor plus next-edit prediction that follows your work to the next change point.
- **[Turbo Draft](/editor/turbo-draft)** — infer the unfinished intent in a file, draft
  the complete change, and review it hunk by hunk before anything is kept.
- **[Choose a mode](/editor/modes)** — Agent, Chat, Plan, Debug, Multitask, or Read.
  Design and Cyber Protection are separate composer options, not extra modes.
- **[Design](/editor/design-mode)** — browse design directions and keep a consistent set of visual choices.
- **Any model, your way** — [bring your own keys](/models/byok) for OpenAI, Anthropic,
  xAI, Google, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, OpenRouter and more; run fully local models
  (bundled, Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM); or use [hosted tiers](/models/overview) on a paid
  plan with an auto-router tuned to preserve caching.
- **[Documentation for agents](/llms)** — give a model the plain-text docs index or complete documentation.

## Next steps

### [Install](/get-started/installation)

Download V3Code for macOS, Windows, or Linux.

### [Quickstart](/get-started/quickstart)

Open a project and make your first edit with the agent.

### [How V3Code compares](/get-started/how-we-compare)

What's actually different from other AI editors.

### [Connect your agent](/connect/other-agents)

Give Claude Code the same view of your code V3Code has.