# Getting started

> Create a QueryHippo account, connect Google Search Console with read-only access, choose properties and connect your AI assistant.

**Source:** [https://queryhippo.com/docs/getting-started](https://queryhippo.com/docs/getting-started)

From a new account to an AI assistant that can read your Search Console history, in six steps.

1. ## Create an account
   Sign-ups are open. Choose **Sign in** at the top of any page, or go to [/sign-in](https://queryhippo.com/sign-in), and create your account.
2. ## Connect Google with read-only access
   QueryHippo requests read-only Search Console access. Connecting does not give QueryHippo permission to edit your website or your Search Console settings.
3. ## Choose properties
   Choose the Search Console properties you want QueryHippo to keep. Each owner's data is kept separate; a matching domain in someone else's account does not give them access to your history.
4. ## Let history build
   Collection runs in the background, and your history builds over time. Because QueryHippo preserves it, your history can eventually extend beyond what Search Console makes available directly.
5. ## Create a personal access token
   In the dashboard, open **Connect your AI** and create a token. Tokens start with `qhpat_` and last 30 days. You can copy a token again while it is active, and revoke it there at any time.
6. ## Add QueryHippo to your assistant
   Give your AI assistant the MCP endpoint and your token. See [Connect an AI assistant (MCP)](https://queryhippo.com/docs/mcp) for the settings and an example command.

Stuck? Email [support@queryhippo.com](mailto:support@queryhippo.com).