Getting Started

Set up Velocity and start tracking work in under five minutes.

What is Velocity?

Velocity is a keyboard-first, AI-native project management tool built for engineering teams. It combines issue tracking, project planning, documents, and integrations into a single fast experience. A built-in MCP server lets AI agents create issues, search tasks, and manage projects directly.

Create Your Workspace

1

Sign up

Create an account at app.velocity.dev/signup using your email or sign in with Google. You will be redirected to the onboarding wizard.

2

Name your workspace

Choose a name and URL slug for your workspace. This is how your team will access Velocity — for example, velocity.dev/acme.

3

Invite your team

Enter email addresses to invite team members. They will receive an invitation link. You can also skip this step and invite people later from Settings → Members.

4

Create a team

Teams group related issues and cycles. A typical setup might have teams like “Engineering”, “Design”, or “Platform”. You can create more teams later.

Create Your First Issue

Once inside your workspace, press C to open the inline issue creator, or click the + button in the toolbar. Enter a title, set the priority and status, and press Enter to save.

Tip

Use Cmd+K to open the command palette. From there you can quickly create issues, search, navigate to any page, or trigger actions.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Velocity is designed for keyboard-first workflows. Press ? anywhere to see the full list of shortcuts. Here are the most common:

ShortcutAction
CCreate new issue
Cmd+KCommand palette
G then IGo to Issues
G then PGo to Projects
G then DGo to Documents
?Show all shortcuts

Next Steps