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

# Guides

## Docs

- [Serve a frontend from your agent](https://docs.astropods.com/frontend-agents.md): Configure an agent that ships its own web UI instead of a chat sidecar
- [Ask the user for input](https://docs.astropods.com/ask-for-input.md): Pause mid-turn, collect typed input as a form, and resume with the answer
- [Ask for input from a Mastra tool](https://docs.astropods.com/ask-for-input-mastra.md): Suspend a tool for a confirmation or a value, and resume with the answer
- [Store data with SQLite](https://docs.astropods.com/agent-sqlite.md): Give your agent a place to save data that sticks around
- [Run code in a sandbox](https://docs.astropods.com/run-code-in-a-sandbox.md): Let your agent write and run code on a machine of its own
- [Let your agent use a user's connections](https://docs.astropods.com/agent-connections.md): Declare the accounts your agent needs in astropods.yml and fetch an access token for the person chatting
- [Using knowledge stores](https://docs.astropods.com/knowledge-store-agent.md): Give your agent a database it can read from and write to
- [Host Postgres on EKS for PrivateLink](https://docs.astropods.com/postgres-on-eks.md): Run Postgres with pgvector on EKS and expose it to Astropods over PrivateLink
- [Connect to OAuth-protected MCP servers](https://docs.astropods.com/mcp-oauth.md): Connect a deployed agent to hosted MCP servers and complete the OAuth flow at deploy time using your agent's public URL
- [Manually authorize requests](https://docs.astropods.com/manual-authz.md): Reproduce the access checks that the messaging sidecar runs for you
- [Egress IP allowlisting](https://docs.astropods.com/ip-allowlisting.md): Let agents reach a database behind your firewall over the public network
- [Govern agent access with Lumos](https://docs.astropods.com/lumos.md): Manage who can use your agents from Lumos, with your own approvals and access reviews
- [Troubleshooting stuck deployments](https://docs.astropods.com/troubleshooting-deployments.md): Why a deploy can get stuck in the deploying state, and how to recover


> **Note:** This page contains both a page directory (above) and the landing page content (below). The page directory is generated for agent use and does not appear on the landing page.

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

# Guides

Each guide takes one goal, states what it assumes you already have, and ends with a working result. For what a thing *is* rather than how to do it, start from [The agent lifecycle](/agent-lifecycle) and follow it into the platform pages.

## Agent capabilities

#### [Serve a frontend from your agent](/frontend-agents)

Ship your own web UI instead of the chat sidecar.

#### [Store data with SQLite](/agent-sqlite)

Give your agent a place to save data that outlives a restart.

#### [Run code in a sandbox](/run-code-in-a-sandbox)

Let your agent write and run code on a machine of its own.

#### [Use a user's connections](/agent-connections)

Let your agent act as the person chatting, through their GitHub, Postman, or Box account.

#### [Using knowledge stores](/knowledge-store-agent)

Give your agent a database it can read from and write to.

#### [Host Postgres on EKS for PrivateLink](/postgres-on-eks)

Run Postgres with pgvector on EKS and connect it to Astropods privately.

#### [Connect to OAuth-protected MCP servers](/mcp-oauth)

Complete the OAuth flow at deploy time using the agent's public URL.

## Security and access

#### [Manually authorize requests](/manual-authz)

Reproduce the access checks the messaging sidecar runs for you.

#### [Egress IP allowlisting](/ip-allowlisting)

Reach a database behind your firewall over the public network.

#### [Govern agent access with Lumos](/lumos)

Hand audience membership to your approval and access-review policy, with the connector that carries it.

## Operations

#### [Troubleshooting stuck deployments](/troubleshooting-deployments)

Why a deploy stalls in the deploying state, and how to recover it.

## Next steps

* [The agent lifecycle](/agent-lifecycle): where each of these fits in the bigger picture
* [Astropods Spec](/astropods-package-spec): the spec keys these guides edit