Choose a deployment

Control serves the MCP endpoint and WebUI. Executors provide access to the computers and projects where work happens.

Your setup	What to install	Guide
One computer	Colocate	Quickstart
Several computers	Control on one host; Executor on each workspace host	Install Workgate, then Executors
Public Control on a VPS	Control on the VPS; Executors on your computers	VPS deployment

Once Control is running, connect ChatGPT or another client using the Control URL ending in /mcp. Open /ui to manage and approve Executors.

Choose an OS account for each Executor whose file and command permissions match the work you want it to perform. See Security.

For config options, consult the Configuration reference. For shell-based development, see Development.