# Getting started

> Sign in with GitHub, run your first scan, and optionally connect a Solana wallet for planned $RED holder access.

RedNest is an AI-powered security scanner for GitHub repositories. It maps attack surface, hunts for exploitable paths, and reports findings with evidence: the way in, the path through your code, a proof of concept, and a fix prompt for your coding agent.

You can start with a public [Quick Scan](https://rednest.tech/docs/quick-scan) (no GitHub App install), or install the [GitHub App](https://rednest.tech/docs/github-app) for private repos, Dig scans, and automatic pull request reviews.

## Set up with your agent

Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any other agent (or press **Set up with your agent** on the home page):

```text
Set up RedNest for me: it finds exploitable vulnerabilities in my GitHub repositories (https://rednest.tech).
Read https://rednest.tech/docs/agents.md and follow it. Connect to its MCP server (https://rednest.tech/api/mcp) if you can add one, otherwise use its HTTP API with the device flow.
Then call get_me and work through next_steps. Only ask me for what needs me: approving the connection and installing the GitHub App. Do not assume payment or free credits are available.
```

Your agent connects and can start scans once you approve it and install the App where needed. Hosted access uses one lifetime free scan per GitHub account; $RED holder scanning is not active yet. See [Use it from your agent](https://rednest.tech/docs/agents).

## Or set it up yourself

1. **Sign in with GitHub.** Go to [Get started](https://rednest.tech/get-started) and continue with GitHub.
2. **Run a Quick Scan** (optional). On [Scans](https://rednest.tech/dashboard/scans), paste a public GitHub repository URL. No App install is required for public Quick Scans.
3. **Install the GitHub App** for private repositories and continuous reviews. From [Repos](https://rednest.tech/dashboard/repos), choose **Add repositories**, pick the account and repos RedNest may read.
4. **Accept organization sponsorship** (for automatic PR reviews on an org). An admin accepts sponsorship in [Settings](https://rednest.tech/dashboard/settings).
5. **Connect a Solana wallet** (optional, ahead of $RED launch). In [Settings](https://rednest.tech/dashboard/settings#wallet), connect and sign a verification message. Holder scanning stays disabled until the official launch.

## First scan

- **Free:** one lifetime chargeable scan per authenticated GitHub account ([Pricing](https://rednest.tech/docs/pricing)).
- **After $RED launch (planned):** verified wallets holding at least 50,000 $RED get up to 50 scans per UTC month.
- Findings appear in the [dashboard](https://rednest.tech/dashboard/findings) and, for installed private repos, on pull request Checks and comments.

## Next steps

- [Quick Scan](https://rednest.tech/docs/quick-scan)
- [GitHub App](https://rednest.tech/docs/github-app)
- [Solana wallet verification](https://rednest.tech/docs/wallet)
- [Pricing & $RED access](https://rednest.tech/docs/pricing)
- [How scans work](https://rednest.tech/docs/scans)
- [Use it from your agent](https://rednest.tech/docs/agents)