# Find your way around the console

Navigate the current application from setup to policy, review, evidence, and administration.

Updated: 2026-09-22

Canonical: https://docs.kastra.ai/start/console

## Begin with a workspace and environment

Sign in to the Kastra application, select the workspace, and check the environment before performing an administrative action. Navigation adapts to the workspace's integrations, permissions, and feature state.

## Follow the workflow

| Task | Application area | Guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Connect a device or agent | Connections → Edge devices; Help & developer tools → CLI | [Edge installation](https://docs.kastra.ai/edge/install) |
| Connect an application | Connections → Application setup / API keys | [Proxy](https://docs.kastra.ai/proxy/overview) |
| Connect tools | Connections → MCP servers | [MCP scope](https://docs.kastra.ai/mcp/overview) |
| Inspect an action | Activity and decision detail | [Decision records](https://docs.kastra.ai/evidence/decisions) |
| Create rules | Policies → Rules / Safety packs | [Policy authoring](https://docs.kastra.ai/policies/authoring) |
| Review proposals | Policies → Recommendations; Approvals → History | [Recon](https://docs.kastra.ai/policies/recon), [Smart Holds](https://docs.kastra.ai/approvals/smart-holds) |
| Resolve sensitive steps | Approvals → Pending | [Approval lifecycle](https://docs.kastra.ai/approvals/overview) |
| Review operational scope | Insights → Usage & cost; Evidence → Audit records / Compliance | [Usage](https://docs.kastra.ai/evidence/usage), [Audit](https://docs.kastra.ai/evidence/audit), [Exports](https://docs.kastra.ai/evidence/exports) |
| Manage access | Settings → Team & access / Environments; Connections → API keys; Account | [Administration](https://docs.kastra.ai/admin/workspaces) |
| Configure delivery | Notifications, Webhooks | [Notifications](https://docs.kastra.ai/approvals/notifications) |

## Distinguish the views

Approvals → Pending contains the human checkpoint workflow; Approvals → History provides the hold review/refinement workflow. Activity uses the `/events` application route. These are authenticated areas at your console origin. Public documentation is served separately at `docs.kastra.ai`, with guide routes at the site root.

## Verify the feature you need

A visible page is not proof of runtime coverage, and a hidden navigation item is not proof that a backend capability is absent. Use the relevant guide, effective entitlement, and a safe test action to confirm behavior. [First workflow](https://docs.kastra.ai/start/first-workflow).