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Quickstart

1. 1.

   Create your free account

   1 min

   Sign up with email or Google/GitHub. No credit card required for the 7-day trial.

   Start free trial →
2. 2.

   Connect your first AI provider

   2 min

   Paste an API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or OpenRouter. Keys are encrypted before they touch our database.

   How we protect keys →
3. 3.

   Set a spend alert

   30 sec

   Choose a daily or monthly dollar limit. Scout emails after the next sync when you cross it — usually within ~24h (or Sync now).

4. 4.

   Then forget about it

   0 sec/day

   Scout syncs daily and emails you when spend crosses the limit you set. A 20-second glance makes alerts smarter — but you don't have to watch the meters yourself.

   Open dashboard →

Need provider-specific key steps? Connections docs. Full checklist and FAQ: Product setup guide.