Ways to control Mantle
Every way to reach your brain, and what each one is for. They all reach the same brain, with the same access rules.
| Way in | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Jackdaw on the web | The full app in a browser, at your brain’s address. Every screen and setting is here. |
| Jackdaw desktop | The same app for Linux, macOS and Windows, with desktop notifications and several brains in one window. See Desktop app. |
| Phone app | Chat with the assistant and get reminders on your phone. Scan the Sign in on your phone code on Settings > Logins. Members and clients sign in with their own login. |
| Telegram | Message the assistant from Telegram by text or voice note. Each agent can have its own bot. See Connect Telegram. |
| Mail from your contacts comes into the brain and becomes knowledge. The assistant sends mail for you, after you approve it. See Email and contacts. | |
| MCP, remote | Add your brain to Claude or another MCP client by its connector URL, with sign-in. The client gets the same tools your agents use. See Connect Claude over MCP. |
| MCP, local | An MCP client on a machine with SSH access starts the MCP server on the box. Nothing is opened on the network. Same page as above. |
| HTTP API | The /api/ routes Jackdaw itself calls, with a bearer token. For scripts. See The HTTP API. |
| On the server | scripts/install.sh in the install directory changes the domain and the optional services, and runs a health check. See Install options. |
MCP is the stable surface for scripts and AI clients. The HTTP API can change with any release.
A member, a client or another Mantle can use MCP too, limited to that login’s rights. See MCP as a login.
What you can do from Jackdaw
You run the whole brain from the app. You do not need the terminal after the install.
- Work: chat with the assistant, read mail, and keep files, notes, pages, tables, tasks and drawings.
- Build: ask for a small app and use it in Jackdaw. See Apps.
- Shape the agents: pick each agent’s model, prompt, skills and tool groups, and give it a Telegram bot. See Agents and AI workers.
- Run the server: switch optional services on or off, add API keys, add logins, schedule backups and update to a new version in one click. See Update Mantle.
- See what happened: Traces shows each step of each assistant turn, with the model and the tools it used.