# Quickstart (/docs/getting-started)



<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### [Create a workspace](/docs/getting-started/sign-up) [#create-a-workspace]

    Sign up with your work email. You land in a workspace on the Free plan.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### [Add a vendor key](/docs/getting-started/vendor-keys) [#add-a-vendor-key]

    Paste the API key you already have for a vendor such as Hunter or Prospeo. GridRouter
    encrypts it in your workspace vault and calls the vendor with it.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### [Create a GridRouter API key](/docs/getting-started/api-keys) [#create-a-gridrouter-api-key]

    One `grid_live_…` key reaches every vendor you have connected.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### [Make a first call](/docs/getting-started/first-call) [#make-a-first-call]

    `POST /v1/call/hunter/email.find` with curl, TypeScript or Python.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### [Connect an MCP client](/docs/getting-started/connect-mcp) [#connect-an-mcp-client]

    Point Claude, Cursor or another client at `https://mcp.gridrouter.io/mcp`.
  </Step>
</Steps>