> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paperzilla.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Create your first Paperzilla project and start consuming papers via app feed, RSS/Atom, CLI, MCP, or email digest.

export const AiAgents = ({path}) => <Tip>
    <b>AI agents</b>: This page is available as <a href={path + '.md'}>markdown</a>. See also the <a href="/llms.txt">docs index</a> and <a href="/llms-full.txt">full docs</a>.
  </Tip>;

<AiAgents path="/quickstart" />

This guide gets you from zero to a working project.

## Before you start

Paperzilla starts project setup in a guided chat on the public site. You describe the research topic you want to track, then Paperzilla proposes categories and keywords before you save the project.

* You can start without an account.
* Have a short description of your research interest ready.
* You add your email only when you save delivery.

## Step 1: create a project from chat

1. Open [paperzilla.ai](https://paperzilla.ai).
2. Click **Create your research feed**.
3. Describe the research topic you want to track.
4. Review the proposal:
   * interest description
   * keywords Paperzilla will boost
   * keywords Paperzilla will skip
   * source categories
5. Click **Set up delivery**.

PubMed categories are available during your one-time preview and remain available in Starter, Plus, and Pro. If your preview has ended without a trial or subscription, PubMed appears locked and its categories are not included in a new proposal.

## Step 2: save project delivery

1. Add a **Project name**.
2. Choose **Email frequency**: **Daily** or **Weekly**.
3. If prompted, add **Your name** and **Your email**.
4. Click **Save project**.

If you started without an account, Paperzilla sends a verification code by email. Enter the code to activate the project.

* **Daily** sends email when new relevant papers are ready. If nothing new qualifies, no daily email is sent.
* **Weekly** keeps your feed live but sends one scheduled email with the best-scoring papers from the past week.

## Step 3: open and manage your project

After save, Paperzilla opens your project feed or a preparing project page while first results are still building.

From the project page, you can:

* Open **Paper Feed** to review matching papers
* Open **Project Settings**
* Click **Edit Project** to change categories, interests, and keywords
* Click **Edit Email Delivery** to change frequency, max papers per email, or pause emails
* Click **Copy RSS/Atom URL**
* Open **Paper Digests**
* Open **View Summaries** after summaries exist

## Step 4: choose how you read

* **In app**: [Paper Feed guide](/guides/feed-in-app)
* **RSS/Atom**: [feeds guide](/guides/feeds)
* **CLI**: [CLI guide](/guides/cli)
* **MCP**: [MCP guide](/guides/mcp)
* **Email**: [email digests guide](/guides/email-digests)

## Step 5: refine relevance over time

As papers arrive, improve precision by editing:

* interest text
* include keywords
* exclude keywords
* **Include adjacent papers**

You can also rate papers in the feed as **Useful**, **Very useful**, or **Not for me**.

Use [project management](/guides/projects) for details.