# Your first week with Ditto

> Save one memory, bring in your ChatGPT history, connect your tools, and build on what Ditto remembers.

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Start with one useful thing. These are the same steps covered by the Ditto onboarding emails, with videos and slides you can return to whenever you need them.

## 1. Save and recall a first memory

[Create your account](/docs/account), then open a chat. Tell Ditto who you are, what you are working on, and one date that matters. Open a fresh chat and ask about that date. Check the answer against what you saved.

## 2. Bring your ChatGPT history

Use the full ChatGPT export ZIP for richer context from your conversations. In Ditto, open **Settings → Import**, choose the destination and **ChatGPT export (.zip)**, then upload and preview the archive. Review the memories before confirming. Wait for the import to finish, then try recalling a project or decision from a fresh chat.

The [import guide](/docs/importing-your-memory) covers exports, supported sources, limits, and an optional paste workflow when you only need a few facts.

## 3. Connect where your work happens

Open **Settings → Connections → Apps** and choose Telegram or Slack. Complete the provider's sign-in flow, then open a connected conversation and ask Ditto about it. Check whether the composer is asking Ditto privately or sending a message to the connected chat before you submit.

See [Connected Apps](/docs/connected-apps) for the supported providers and connection steps.

## 4. Give your existing AI access to memory

Connect an MCP client to Ditto, then ask it a question only your Ditto memory can answer. Review its request before allowing it to save new information. The [MCP server guide](/docs/mcp-server) covers authentication and setup; [agent integrations](/docs/agent-integrations) covers coding tools.

## 5. Give a job its own agent

Open **New Ditto → New Agent**. Name the agent, add relevant memory subjects and instructions, and choose its tools. Start a thread in that agent and mention a connected app, such as **@Google Drive**, to ask for a useful task. Review the result before relying on it. The [instructions guide](/docs/custom-instructions) covers ongoing preferences, and [threads](/docs/threads) explains separate conversations.

## 6. Try one workflow

Describe a recurring job in chat, then review the workflow card and its schedule before approving it. Open the workflow and run it once to inspect the result before relying on scheduled runs. You can ask Ditto to change it later and review those edits before approving them. Use the [workflow guide](/docs/workflows) to create, edit, and monitor a workflow.

## 7. Give context its own Space

Create a [Space](/docs/spaces) when related work needs its own memory boundary. Several related projects can share one Space. Check the active Space before starting a chat or importing material. Review its members and resource access before sharing it.

## 8. Check what Ditto remembers

Open the [memory network](/docs/memory-network) and inspect the source behind a saved fact. If an owned memory is obsolete, delete that specific memory and save the replacement in a normal chat. Check the new fact in a fresh chat.

The walkthroughs and recording slides below are arranged in this order. You can also find each resource on its topic page.