Start with what you need to accomplish
Install MSOCK
Sign in on the web, choose Download MSOCK, and install the build for your operating system.
Read next LearnBuild an evidence-backed view of a system
Create a small SOCK harness, lock its source list, and check the citation behind one answer.
Read next DoGovern engineering work
Create an epic or story in SOCM Command Center and move it toward its first review gate.
Read next BuildWork with an AI coding agent
Start a real terminal-backed session in SOCI Cockpit and give the agent a bounded first task.
Read next AdministerGet a team member active
Add a user, assign their workspace persona and SOCK role, and verify that enterprise domain routing permits sign-in.
Read next UnderstandUnderstand why MSOCK exists
Learn how the AIDLC operating model brings context, delivery discipline, execution, and accountable review into one lifecycle.
Read nextRecommended path by persona
| Persona | First useful outcome | Then learn |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer / workspace member | Create or inspect a Command Center work item | Cockpit sessions; lifecycle stages and gates |
| Product manager | Track a feature through Ideation and Gate 1 | The current PRD and HLD authoring boundary |
| QA or reviewer | Review and decide a gate | Required versus optional review slots |
| SOCK Creator or Custodian | Build a small knowledge harness | Evidence tiers, source security, and database limits |
| Workspace administrator | Set up a workspace and invite a user | Feature inheritance, organ lines, and usage monitoring |
| Enterprise or platform administrator | Create a workspace or onboard an enterprise | SSO activation, domain routing, and platform controls |
How this documentation is organised
Every product area uses the same four Diátaxis reading modes, so you can choose the kind of help you need.
| Mode | Use it when you are asking… | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial | Help me learn | Build your first SOCK harness |
| How-to | Help me do | Resume an interrupted extraction |
| Reference | Tell me the facts | Database versions, limits, and roles |
| Concept | Help me understand | Why locking the source list is permanent |
A note on names
This documentation uses the names the current product shows on screen.
- MSOCK is the product. MSOCK Studio is the launcher you land on after sign-in.
- SOCK is the System of Connected Knowledge.
- SOCI Cockpit is the System of Connected Intelligence.
- SOCM Command Center is the System of Connected Methodology.
Older material — including the previous published version of these docs — calls the product Genesis and names the modules Cockpit and Command Center. Those names are historical. See product areas and access for the mapping.