Guides

Pages in Guides.

• ChannelsConnect Habakkuk to chat apps: the supported channel types, who may talk to the bot, groups, webhooks and per-channel settings.
• WhatsAppThe three ways to reach Habakkuk on WhatsApp: a linked device on your number, a WhatsApp agent from Settings > Agents, and the Business Cloud API.
• Telegram, Slack, Discord and moreSet up every channel type other than WhatsApp: Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, Matrix, email, SMS, Teams, Google Chat, iMessage, LINE and the rest.
• Agents, identity and the first chatDefine agents, give them a personality and standing instructions, and how the first-chat welcome lets the user name the agent.
• Models and providersProvider types and presets, subscription logins, switching models per session, and token usage and cost.
• Memory and skillsLong-term memory as Markdown notes, the user profile, untrusted notes, semantic search and background review; skills as SKILL.md folders.
• Tools and approvalsToolsets, permission modes, approvals and the reviewer, workspace tools, background processes, sandboxes, checkpoints, hooks and safety guards.
• MCP serversGive agents tools from any Model Context Protocol server (stdio or Streamable HTTP, with OAuth sign-in), use the catalog, and serve Habakkuk itself over MCP.
• Security modelWhat Habakkuk lets an agent do by default: approvals for chat-driven and tainted turns, guests, vetted skills, private files, no surprise network calls, and a locked-down local server.
• Plugins, outside skills and the MCP catalogInstall skills and plugins from GitHub, URLs, local paths and registries; the lock file, the security scan, the plugin manifest and the MCP catalog.
• Schedules and the task boardScheduled prompts and scripts with at-most-once slots, and the task board agents use to hand each other work that outlives a conversation.
• Multi-agent teamsRun several agents in one Habakkuk: route conversations to them, switch agents in a chat, delegate to sub-agents, hand off work on the board, and talk to agents elsewhere over A2A.
• Browser and computer useLet agents drive a real web browser (headless or your own signed-in Chrome) and see and control a desktop through screenshots, mouse and keyboard.
• MeetingsLet an agent attend Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls as a named guest, read the live captions, and send notes with decisions and action items.
• VoiceTalk to Habakkuk out loud: Live mode in the dashboard, habakkuk talk on a laptop or Raspberry Pi, voice notes in chats, and spoken replies.
• Dashboard and web chatThe http section: the chat page, the control dashboard at /app/, the chat API with Server-Sent Events, and signed webhooks.
• Desktop appHabakkuk Desktop: a native window around the dashboard with a tray icon, notifications, quick ask, start at login and a connection manager.
• IntegrationsConnect Habakkuk to other programs: Agent2Agent, Home Assistant, the OpenAI-compatible API, code editors over ACP, and device nodes.
• Deployment and running as a serviceKeep habakkuk serve running on a server or a home machine: containers, a service manager, remote access, monitoring, logs, secrets, security audit, backups and updates.