> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openlens.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How-tos

> Task-oriented guides for the most common OpenLens workflows.

Task-oriented guides. The [Web UI manual](/manual/overview), [MCP server](/mcp/overview), and [REST API](/api-reference/introduction) pages describe each surface in reference form. How-tos walk through a specific task end-to-end.

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  <Card title="Dashboard deep-dive" icon="magnifying-glass-chart" href="/how-tos/dashboard-deep-dive">
    What the four dashboard metrics mean, what moves them for real and for non-reasons, what to do about a bad result.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## See also

* **First-time use** is covered in the [Web UI manual Onboarding section](/manual/overview).
* **Connecting MCP clients** lives in [MCP server](/mcp/overview).
* **REST API walkthrough** lives in [API reference](/api-reference/introduction).