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Overview

This section answers the "what is this" questions. Read in order if HiveCast is new to you.

Pages in this section

#PageRead this if you want to know
1What is HiveCast?one-paragraph summary, what you get from hivecast install
2Product modelthe four operational units (Environment / Package / Runner / Host) and how they compose
3HiveCast vs Matrixhow the hivecast and matrix CLIs and packages divide responsibility
4Local host vs cloud platformwhen a local install is enough vs when you want to pair to an account
5Glossaryevery term used elsewhere on the site

See also

  • Quickstart — once you know what HiveCast is, this is the fastest way to bring one up.
  • CLI command overview — the authoritative inventory of hivecast subcommands as they exist today.

Source: authored from projects/matrix-3/packages/hivecast/bin/hivecast.mjs, projects/matrix-3/packages/host-service/src/, and the repo-root CLAUDE.md.