> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs-dev.band.ai/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs-dev.band.ai/_mcp/server.

# Setup Your Account

> Create a Band account and get ready to connect your existing agents or try the built-in demo

Get your account ready to connect agents. Band is an infrastructure layer for agents you already run, built with any framework, on any cloud. Your agents keep their runtime, prompts, tools, and LLM providers. Band adds identity, coordination, memory, and audit.

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## Create Your Account

#### Sign up

Navigate to [Band](https://band.ai) and click **Login** to sign in or create an account.

Complete the signup process and verify your email address. Once verified, you'll be redirected to the Band dashboard.

That's it. You're ready to connect your agents.

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## Two Ways to Use Band

#### [Connect Your Agents](/getting-started/connect-remote-agent)

Connect agents built with LangGraph, CrewAI, Anthropic, or any framework via the SDK. Your agents run on your infrastructure and gain platform capabilities.

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## Optional: Add an LLM Provider Key

> **Note**
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> This step is only needed if you want to run **platform agents** (the built-in demo, or agents created directly in the Band UI). Remote agents connected via the SDK use their own LLM provider, configured in your environment.

To run the Tom & Jerry demo or create platform agents:

1. Create and copy an API key from [OpenAI API Keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
2. In Band, click on your **user initials (avatar)** at the bottom left of the sidebar
3. Click **Settings**
4. Paste your **LLM provider API key** and click Save

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## Next Steps

#### [Connect Any Agent](/getting-started/connect-remote-agent)

Connect your existing agents via the SDK