Setup

Run Scout locally with Docker.

Five context providers come up out of the box: web, workspace (the Scout repo), CRM, knowledge wiki, and voice wiki. Slack, Drive, and MCP servers light up later when you wire credentials.

Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop (install)
• OpenAI API key (get one)

Manual

1. Clone and configure

   git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/scout && cd scout
   cp example.env .env
   

   Open .env and set OPENAI_API_KEY. Everything else has sensible defaults.

2. Start Scout

   docker compose up -d --build
   

   First run pulls the base image and builds the container. Subsequent starts come up in seconds.

3. Verify it's running

   curl http://localhost:8000/health
   

   Expect {"status":"ok"}. Connection refused means the container is still starting. Check docker compose logs -f scout-api and wait for the Agno banner.

Agentic

If you have a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex, paste this prompt into a fresh session in an empty directory.

The prompt below never asks the agent to read or transmit your API key. The agent opens .env for you to edit, then waits for confirmation before continuing.

Set up Scout locally for me.

Steps:
1. Clone https://github.com/agno-agi/scout into the current directory and cd into it.
2. Copy example.env to .env. Open .env in the user's editor (or print the path and tell them to open it). Tell the user: "Set OPENAI_API_KEY in .env, save the file, then tell me to continue." Wait for confirmation before proceeding. Do not ask the user to paste the key into this chat. Do not read the key from .env or print its value at any point.
3. Check that Docker Desktop is running (`docker info`). If not, tell me to start it and stop.
4. Run `docker compose up -d --build`. Stream the output so I can see progress.
5. Poll `curl -s http://localhost:8000/health` every 3 seconds for up to 60 seconds. Proceed once it returns `{"status":"ok"}`.
6. Run `curl -s http://localhost:8000/contexts | jq` and show me the output so I can see which contexts registered.
7. Print next steps: open os.agno.com, Add OS → Local → http://localhost:8000.

If any step fails, stop and show me the error. Don't try to fix it on your own.

Connect to AgentOS UI

Open os.agno.com and log in.

Click Add OS, choose Local, enter http://localhost:8000, click Connect.

Then ask Scout: “Which contexts are you connected to?”

Scout reports back web, workspace, CRM, knowledge, and voice.

What you have now

Five providers active. Each surfaces as query_<id> (and update_<id> where writes are allowed):

Provider	Tool(s)	Backed by
Web	query_web	Parallel’s public MCP (keyless). Set PARALLEL_API_KEY to upgrade to the Parallel SDK.
Workspace	query_workspace	The Scout repo, read-only. Re-point at your own repo by editing SCOUT_FS_ROOT in scout/contexts.py.
CRM	query_crm, update_crm	Local Postgres. Ships with scout_contacts, scout_projects, scout_notes, scout_followups. New scout_* tables on demand.
Knowledge wiki	query_knowledge, update_knowledge	Filesystem at wiki/knowledge/. Swap to a Git repo for durable storage in production.
Voice wiki	query_voice	Filesystem at wiki/voice/. Read-only, code-managed style guide.

Try it

Each prompt routes through a different provider:

“Walk me through your codebase.” → query_workspace

“Look up the latest pricing for Anthropic’s models.” → query_web

“Save Sarah Chen as a contact, head of platform at Acme.” → update_crm

“Track my coffee consumption. First one: flat white, extra shot.” → update_crm creates scout_coffee_orders and inserts the row.

“File a runbook for incident response: page on-call first, post status in #incidents, capture timeline as you go.” → update_knowledge

Next

Use the knowledge wiki and CRM →