# Dench

> Dench is an AI workspace and CRM for agents and teams. It gives AI coding
> agents durable memory, CRM/task tracking, human approvals, and approved
> external tool access.

Primary agent instruction file: https://www.dench.com/SKILL.md

Fastest connection command:
`npx -y -p @dench.com/cli dench signin --kind codex --name "Codex - project"`

Safety: start read-only. Request human approval before production data changes,
external email, spending money, deployments, merges, infrastructure changes, or
external tool actions that are not clearly read-only.

## Agent Onboarding

- [Agent quickstart](https://www.dench.com/agents): Human-readable setup page for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and generic agents.
- [Canonical skill](https://www.dench.com/SKILL.md): Main operational instruction file for agents.
- [Lowercase skill route](https://www.dench.com/skill.md): Compatibility route for agents that request lowercase paths.
- [Plural skill route](https://www.dench.com/skills.md): Compatibility route for skills-aware agents.
- [Agent policy file](https://www.dench.com/agents.txt): Plain-text identity, safety, and discovery policy.

## API And Reference Docs

- [API docs](https://www.dench.com/api): Human-facing API documentation.
- [OpenAPI reference](https://www.dench.com/api/v1/openapi.json): Canonical API schema.
- [API markdown reference](https://www.dench.com/references/API.md): Agent-friendly curl guide for API fallback.
- [CRM reference](https://www.dench.com/references/CRM.md): CRM object, field, relation, and task guidance.
- [Automations reference](https://www.dench.com/references/AUTOMATIONS.md): Schedule, webhook, app-event, and CRM-event automation guidance.
- [Email campaigns reference](https://www.dench.com/references/EMAIL-CAMPAIGNS.md): Outbound email rules and commands.
- [Browser reference](https://www.dench.com/references/BROWSER.md): Browser automation guidance.

## Product And Trust

- [Security](https://www.dench.com/security): Security, data, and deployment model.
- [Pricing](https://www.dench.com/pricing): Free CRM plan and paid tiers.
- [Blog](https://www.dench.com/blog): Product thinking, AI workspace, CRM, and agent operations articles.
- [Blog RSS](https://www.dench.com/blog/feed.xml): RSS feed for published blog posts.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/DenchHQ/ironclaw): Public open-source repository.

## How Agents Should Use Dench

1. Read [the canonical skill](https://www.dench.com/SKILL.md).
2. Run `dench signin` through the published CLI package.
3. Fetch workspace instructions with `dench context --instructions`.
4. Prefer read-only orientation commands first.
5. Use CRM tasks and memory for durable coordination.
6. Use Dench approvals before risky actions.
7. Use the API/OpenAPI docs only when the CLI cannot run.