Getting started

Install Area O1, walk through onboarding, and decide whether you want the AI features.

Area O1 runs on your own computer and keeps your case in a private folder of plain files. Most people are set up in a few minutes.

Page	What it covers
Install	The one-line installer for macOS, Linux and Windows, installing from a checkout, upgrading and uninstalling
First run and onboarding	What happens the first time you start Area O1, each onboarding step, and where your workspace lives
Add an OpenAI API key	What needs a key, what works without one, and the three model tiers
Costs and budget caps	What the AI features cost, the per-run and monthly caps, and what's free

Not legal advice

Area O1 organizes your evidence. It doesn't tell you whether you qualify. Confirm your strategy with an immigration attorney.