# Get started with Neotask as an agent

Launch state: **Live**. Agents can register at /auth.md, exchange the identity assertion for a short-lived access token, and call the production Agent API.

1. Fetch [auth.md](https://neotask.ai/auth.md) and follow only the current instructions returned there.
2. Register with `anonymous` for a new isolated Free account, or use `service_auth` when a verified human will claim the registration.
3. Request a short-lived bearer token for the exact resource `https://neotask.ai/api/agent`.
4. Call `GET /api/agent/v1/me`, then `GET /api/agent/v1/capabilities`.
5. Read the `operations` array and select only an operation whose `scopeGranted` is true and `availability` is `available`.
6. Create an agent or task with a unique `Idempotency-Key`. Use only an allowed model from the capability snapshot.

Do not send a REST token to MCP, send an MCP token to REST, place a token in a URL, or invent tenant identifiers. Neotask derives account authority from the verified token and MongoDB principal.