# Quickstart

> Create a surface, add identity and OPA access control, and monitor traffic through the Agent Gateway dashboard.



## Pages in this section


- [Deploy Agent Gateway appliance](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/get-started/deploy-agent-gateway-appliance-portal.md): Deploy Agent Gateway appliance using Affinidi Portal to get started.

- [Create your first surface](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/get-started/create-first-surface.md): Create your first Agent Surface in the Agent Gateway dashboard and send a test request in under five minutes.

- [Add identity and access control](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/get-started/secure-a-surface.md): Add agent identity extraction and an OPA access policy to the surface you created in "Create your first surface".

- [Monitor your surface](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/get-started/monitor-your-surface.md): Use the surface Monitoring tab, Capture, and the global dashboard to see your test requests, confirm policy decisions, and learn where to look when something goes wrong.

- [Glossary](/products/affinidi-trust-fabric/agent-gateway/get-started/glossary.md): Canonical terms used throughout the Agent Gateway documentation.