Task guides
These are the same guides built into the desktop app under Help & Guide, published here so you can read them before installing or link someone straight to an answer.
18 guides covering what Agora does and how to do it. Each one is written twice: step by step for following along, and in depth for understanding the behavior behind the steps. Pick whichever suits you — they describe the same product.
Start
Set Agora up and learn the vocabulary before you change anything.
Getting started with Agora
Set up Agora, understand what it does, and reach your first playable instance.
Modding foundations
Learn versions, loaders, dependencies, and the different kinds of Minecraft add-ons.
Home and navigation
Use the dashboard, sidebar, alerts, recommendations, and keyboard navigation.
Play
Build instances, find content, install it safely, and launch.
Creating and managing instances
Create isolated setups, edit their content, lock stable builds, and manage their lifecycle.
Browse, search, and the registry
Find curated and live content, filter for compatibility, and understand trust labels.
Installing, removing, and updating mods
Review dependency-aware plans and make content changes with recovery protection.
Launching Minecraft and health checks
Choose a launch mode, resolve preflight findings, and understand running-state controls.
Manage
Keep an instance organized, and move setups between machines.
Recover
Diagnose crashes and roll back to a state that worked.
Customize
Tune Java, appearance, accessibility, privacy, and offline use.
Java, memory, and performance
Select a compatible runtime and tune memory and garbage collection without guesswork.
Settings, appearance, and accessibility
Adjust Agora to your display, input, accessibility, and update preferences.
Privacy, networking, and offline use
See every network category, disable egress, and prepare Agora for offline operation.
Connect
Optional accounts, community governance, and AI integrations.
Accounts and optional services
Understand why Agora offers GitHub, Microsoft, Modrinth, and Copilot connections.
Community governance and curation
Understand curated entries, triage polls, reviews, resolutions, and the transparency log.
Integrated AI Assistant
Use optional Copilot chat for explanations while controlling the context you share.
MCP and external AI tools
Connect an external local AI client and control what it may do to instances.
Looking for exact syntax instead?
Guides explain workflows. For command flags, exit codes, file locations, and evidence collection, use the reference documentation.