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Onboarding: Standalone Mode

This guide walks through the full onboarding wizard for teams that want to use Zero0 without a tracker (Jira or Azure DevOps). In this mode, you create and manage stories directly on the Zero0 Board.

Step 1: Choose Your VCS Provider (Required)​

The first step asks you to select a version control provider. Zero0 supports three providers:

ProviderConnection MethodDescription
GitHubGitHub AppConnect to GitHub for repositories and pull requests
BitbucketOAuthConnect via OAuth for Bitbucket Cloud workspaces
GitLabOAuthConnect via OAuth for GitLab.com groups and projects

Select your provider and click Continue. You can add more providers later from Settings → Integrations.

Step 2: Connect Your VCS Provider (Required)​

After selecting a provider, the wizard guides you through connecting it. Follow the instructions for your chosen provider below.

GitHub​

  1. Click Connect to Git to open the GitHub authorization popup
  2. Select the GitHub organization or user account to grant access to
  3. Choose which repositories to grant access to (all or specific repos)
  4. Once connected, the wizard shows your available repositories
  5. Select at least one repository to use as an execution target — these are the repos the AI agent will work in
  6. Click Continue

GitLab​

  1. Click Connect to Git to open the GitLab authorization popup
  2. Grant Zero0 access to your GitLab.com group
  3. Once connected, the wizard displays your group name and lists your accessible projects
  4. Select at least one project to use as an execution target
  5. Click Continue
note

GitLab uses "projects" instead of "repositories" and "merge requests" instead of "pull requests". The onboarding wizard uses GitLab terminology throughout.

Bitbucket​

  1. Click Connect to Git to open the Bitbucket authorization popup
  2. Grant Zero0 access to your Bitbucket Cloud account
  3. Once connected, enter your workspace slug — the first path segment of your repository URLs (e.g., for bitbucket.org/zero0ai/my-repo, the workspace slug is zero0ai)
  4. Click Save to confirm the workspace
  5. The wizard lists your accessible repositories — select at least one as an execution target
  6. Click Continue

Step 3: Name Your Levels​

Zero0 organises work in four levels: initiative, epic, story and subtask. This step chooses what your account calls them in Zero0.

For a standalone account, the names start on the Jira preset: Initiative / Epic / Story / Subtask, which are Zero0' own names.

  1. Keep the Jira preset, choose Azure DevOps (Agile), or edit the names to make your own
  2. For each level, set the article (a or an), the singular and the plural
  3. Click Continue. The names shown are saved, even if you didn't change them

Only admins can change the names. Other users see them read-only and can click Continue. You can change the names later in Settings → Level naming. See Naming Your Levels for the rules and for where the names are used.

Step 4: Connect Slack or Microsoft Teams (Optional)​

Zero0 messages people through one platform: Slack or Microsoft Teams. Choose the one your team uses; it enables notifications and interactive Q&A during story analysis.

Slack

  1. Select Slack, then click Connect Slack to open the authorization popup
  2. Select your Slack workspace and authorize Zero0
  3. Once connected, the workspace name is displayed

Microsoft Teams

  1. Select Microsoft Teams, then click Connect Microsoft Teams
  2. Sign in with a Microsoft 365 administrator account and grant admin consent
  3. Once connected, the tenant name is displayed. Zero0 switches messaging to Teams (if it doesn't, click Use Microsoft Teams)

Installing the Zero0 app in Teams happens afterwards: download the app package with Download Teams app in Settings → Integrations → Teams, then a Teams admin uploads it to your organization's app catalog in the Teams admin center → Teams apps → Manage apps → Upload new app (not as a personal custom app). See Step 2 of the Microsoft Teams guide.

This step is optional — click Skip for now if you prefer to set it up later. Without a messaging platform, Q&A interactions happen directly on the Board.

Completing Onboarding​

After finishing all steps, the wizard marks your onboarding as complete and redirects you to the Board — the main workspace where you'll create and manage stories.

Your onboarding progress is saved automatically, so if you close the wizard mid-way, you'll resume where you left off on your next sign-in.

Next Steps​

With your account configured, continue to Connecting Integrations for a deeper dive into each integration, or jump to Creating Your First AI Story to start using the platform.