README
Product orientation, repository layout, and the first steps from clone to conversation.
Documentation
Start with the user guide, go deep with the references
The README covers product and repository orientation. The user guide walks you through installation and every feature; the reference documents cover configuration, architecture, and development.
Reference documents
Everything you need to shape a local workspace
Reference documents ship in the repository — links here are placeholders until the docs site is published.
User guide
Install Cortex, select a provider, and use the WebUI with a local workspace.
Configuration
Understand matbot.yaml, provider choices, plugins, local services, and workspace policy.
Plugins & tools
Learn how capabilities are loaded, extended, or removed for a workspace.
Memory & retrieval
Explore durable memory, Markdown RAG, contextual search, and local indexes.
Expert panel manual
Choose domain experts, run them in parallel, and synthesize a cited decision.
Getting started
From clone to conversation
The default installation gives you one Default workspace — the current repository setup. Its matbot.yaml defines the providers, active plugins, the Cortex WebUI, workspace RAG, memory, skills, the expert panel, and file-management tools.
Start locally
Use the supplied PowerShell launch scripts to run the local workbench.
Open the WebUI
Use the browser control surface to start a conversation in the Default workspace.
Choose a provider
Select an OpenAI-compatible or local provider that meets your workspace policy.
Compose the workspace
Add the skills, files, experts, memory, and retrieval layers your project requires.
Prefer a guided walkthrough?
We'll set up a workspace live and answer your compliance questions.
Request a demo