> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://conductorone-docs-ia-reframe-draft.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using C1

> Request access, complete review and approval tasks, and work with AI tools in C1.

Most people land here because C1 sent them a notification: a request to approve, a review to complete, or a reminder to connect an AI tool. Find your task below.

<Tip>
  Setting up C1 for your organization — policies, connectors, access profiles — instead of using it day to day? Go to [Administering C1](/product/intro).
</Tip>

## What are you trying to do?

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  <Card title="Request access to an app or resource" icon="key" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/how-to/create-requests">
    Ask for access to an application, group, role, or other resource.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect an AI assistant or tool" icon="sparkles" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/how-to/ai-tools">
    Get access to governed AI tools and connect your AI client or MCP server to C1.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Complete an access review" icon="clipboard-check" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/how-to/review-tasks">
    Verify that your access, or access you're responsible for, is still appropriate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approve a request" icon="square-check" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/how-to/access-change-tasks">
    Approve, provision, or revoke access assigned to you as a task.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Request an on-demand action" icon="bolt" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/how-to/request-actions">
    Request operational actions like device provisioning through C1's Actions catalog.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## First time in C1?

If a colleague or an automated notification sent you here, this covers the whole path from sign-in to resolution.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Walk me through it">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Sign in">
        Go to your company's C1 URL (for example, `acme.conductor.one`) and sign in with your company's SSO credentials.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Find the request or task from your notification">
        C1 notifies you by email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams when a request or task needs your attention. Open the link in that notification, or check the **Requests** or **Tasks** page in C1 directly.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Complete the request or task">
        Approve or deny a request, confirm a colleague's access during a review, or fill in the fields C1 asks for when you're requesting something yourself.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    C1 tracks the status of your request or task and notifies you when it changes.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## What's new

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  <Card title="Release notes" icon="bullhorn" iconType="duotone" horizontal href="/product/release-notes/">
    The latest features, enhancements, and resolved issues. Published weekly.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Frequently asked questions

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  <Accordion title="What's the difference between a request and a review?">
    A request is something you ask for, like access to an app. A review is something you're asked to do, like confirming that a colleague's access is still appropriate as part of a [user access review campaign](/product/how-to/review-tasks). Both can show up as tasks that need your attention.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Why can't I see an app I need access to?">
    C1 admins control which apps and permissions you can see and request, based on your department or role. See [How to request new access](/product/how-to/create-requests) for more on how this works.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Why did my access change without me requesting it?">
    Someone with the right permissions — an approver, an admin, or an automated policy — can grant or revoke access on your behalf. Check [How to complete access change tasks](/product/how-to/access-change-tasks) if you're the one responsible for making that change for someone else.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I make sure I see task notifications?">
    C1 notifies you by email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. Confirm your notification preferences on the [notification settings page](/product/admin/notifications-user-settings).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>