# Docs


- **Getting Started**
- [Installation](/docs): Install BoltMCP with Claude, or skip this page to install manually
- [Prerequisites](/docs/prerequisites): Install the required CLI tools on your local workstation.
- [Cluster Provisioning](/docs/cluster-provisioning): Provision a Kubernetes cluster ready for BoltMCP.
- [Cluster Preparation](/docs/cluster-preparation): Create the boltmcp namespace, add the image pull secret, create three application Secrets, and authenticate Helm against the BoltMCP container registry.
- [Deployment](/docs/deployment): Configure your values file, install the Helm chart, and verify the running services.
- [Vault Secret Store](/docs/vault-secret-store): Initialise, unseal, and bootstrap the bundled HashiCorp Vault used to store API credentials.
- [Ingress & TLS](/docs/ingress-tls): Expose BoltMCP publicly. Reference setup with NGINX Ingress Controller and automatic HTTPS certificates.
- [Sign In](/docs/sign-in): Retrieve your SSO login credentials and sign in to the BoltMCP dashboard, docs, and Keycloak admin console.

- **For Production**
- [Security Hardening](/docs/security-hardening): Recommended hardening steps for a public BoltMCP deployment.
- [Vault Auto-unseal](/docs/vault-auto-unseal): ...
- [External Secrets Operator](/docs/external-secrets-operator): Sync BoltMCP's application Secrets from HashiCorp Vault (or a cloud secrets manager) using the External Secrets Operator.
- [Sealed Secrets & SOPS](/docs/sealed-secrets-and-sops): Manage BoltMCP's application Secrets in Git using Sealed Secrets or SOPS.

- **Upgrading**
- [Manual Upgrade](/docs/upgrading): Upgrade BoltMCP to a new chart release with helm upgrade.

- **Reference**
- [Architecture](/docs/architecture): ...
- [Configuration Reference](/docs/configuration-reference): Complete reference for all Helm chart values.
- [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting): Common issues and diagnostic commands.
- [Uninstall & Cleanup](/docs/uninstall): Remove BoltMCP and associated resources.
- [Archive](/docs/archive): ...