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Quickstart

This guide will help you create your first context container and connect it to an AI tool. Choose the path that fits your workflow.

Two Ways to Start

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Instant start (no account needed)

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Some agents and apps built on Wire hand you a container without an account. When one of them starts a Wire connect flow, your browser opens a Wire page, you pass a quick verification, and you land in a fully functional ephemeral container. Upload files, write entries, and query context right away.

This path starts inside the tool you’re already using. It is not what the buttons on usewire.io do, and there is no MCP URL you can paste to trigger it.

Ephemeral containers last 7 days. When you’re ready to keep yours, call the wire_claim tool to get a claim link, then sign up or log in to make it permanent.

See the Instant Onboarding guide for the full walkthrough.

Account-first start

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Create an account, set up an organization, then create containers from the dashboard. This is the traditional path and gives you full control from the start.

Follow the steps below for this approach.

Prerequisites

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  • A Wire account (sign up here)
  • An AI tool that supports MCP (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)

Step 1: Create Your Account

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Visit usewire.io and click Create Your First Container. Sign up with your email or Google account, then give your name and your organization a name. Wire creates the organization and your first container in one step and takes you straight into it.

Step 2: Create a Container

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You already have one from signup. To add another, click New Container from your dashboard. Wire creates it with a placeholder name and takes you to it.

Containers are immediately ready for use. All 5 tools (wire_explore, wire_search, wire_navigate, wire_write, wire_delete) are available from creation.

Step 3: Add Content

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You can add content in two ways. Use either or both.

Path A: Agent-First

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Connect your MCP client first, then let your agent write entries directly.

  1. Skip to Step 4 to connect your AI tool
  2. Ask your agent to write entries using wire_write
  3. Analysis runs automatically on a per-container cadence to refresh the schema for querying

This is ideal when your agent is gathering context during a session and you want it stored for later.

Path B: File-First

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Upload files through the dashboard, then query them with your AI tool.

  1. Click Upload Files on your container page
  2. Drag and drop or select files
  3. Wire processes your files into entries automatically

See Supported File Types for the complete list of formats.

After processing, analysis runs to discover entity types and build the schema for querying.

Step 4: Connect Your MCP Client

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Connect your AI tool to your container’s MCP server. This example uses Claude Code:

When prompted, authorize Wire to access your containers.

See MCP Connect for setup instructions for other clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Cline.

Step 5: Query Your Context

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Now you can ask your MCP client questions about your content:

Can you summarize the key points from my project documentation?

Your MCP client will use Wire’s tools to search and retrieve relevant context from your container.

What’s Next?

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