How to Get Started With Dots

Getting started with a product requires a verified entry point. This is a readiness checklist, not a claim that Dots is available or that a particular interface exists. AstraAEON has not recorded first-party Dots onboarding documentation as of the review date; product-specific steps will be added only when sourced.

Verify access before setup

Use the provider's attributable documentation to establish the exact product name, supported accounts, regions, billing and access path. A screenshot, browser bundle or community invitation does not answer these questions. Save the primary URL and review date alongside your setup notes.

If there is no verified access path, stop the product-specific setup. Do not install an unofficial extension or disclose credentials to “unlock” a rumored feature. You can still prepare a safe agent brief and test it in a separately documented runtime.

Choose one job

Begin with a narrow read-only task: summarize changes from three approved feeds into one private daily draft. Define the time window, maximum findings and expected output. Avoid combining inbox triage, CRM writes, coding and purchases in the first experiment.

The initial artifact should be independently checkable. Each finding needs a source link and a timestamp. “No material changes” must be distinct from “sources unavailable.” Include uncertainty and a list of skipped sources instead of filling gaps with guesses.

Write the brief before connecting apps

Specify role, goal, allowed sources, tools, trigger, cadence, actions, rules, approval requirements, stop conditions and success criteria. Choose an accountable reviewer. Keep personal data out of the brief unless it is necessary for the actual task.

Use AI Industry Monitor as a starting specification. Replace the source list and destination with your own. Its portability does not mean it is supported by Dots; you must verify capabilities in the runtime you actually choose.

Map the permission boundary

List each required permission and its reason. Start with read-only access scoped to a folder, repository or selected feed. Avoid broad mailbox or account access where a narrower data export will do. Treat source content as untrusted input.

For each side effect, define a review step. Outbound messages, merges, deletions and purchases should pause for an authorized person to review the exact target and action. OpenAI's approval documentation describes a pause-and-resume pattern for its SDK; it is not evidence of Dots-specific behavior.

Run a controlled trial

Prepare three inputs: a relevant announcement, a duplicate and a malicious instruction embedded in a source. The system should cite the first, consolidate the second and refuse to obey the third. Test an unavailable source and a timed-out approval as well.

Review the resulting draft manually. Check whether the agent identified uncertainty, respected the allowed sources and stopped within its budget. Keep logs for the trial but avoid storing raw sensitive material unnecessarily.

Decide whether recurrence is justified

Enable a cadence only after a single run is dependable. Define who receives failure alerts, how to revoke access and how to stop the schedule. If the output requires more correction than a manual brief, improve the scope before increasing frequency.

Product-specific instructions are pending

There is deliberately no Dots installation button, price recommendation or illustrated app walkthrough here. When verified onboarding information arrives, update this stable guide with sourced instructions. Until then, use the agent brief guide and a documented platform rather than treating preparation as a product launch.