Hello Hosty

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name: get-started
description: Use when someone connects Hello Hosty or asks what they can do with it. Explains the read only property, availability, price and booking questions the Hello Hosty tools answer.
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# Getting started with Hello Hosty

Hello Hosty is a property management system for short term rental managers. These tools read the signed in manager's own Hello Hosty account. They never create, change or cancel anything, and they never contact guests.

## What the tools answer

- Which properties are in the account: `list_properties`. Use it first to find a property's id from its name.
- What a property is like, its amenities, house rules and check in times: `get_property`.
- Whether nights are free and the base nightly rate: `check_availability`. The rate is before fees and discounts.
- The full price a direct guest would pay: `get_quote`. Only properties with a live Hello Hosty booking engine can be quoted.
- Bookings checking in between two dates, with guest name, dates, channel, status and total: `list_bookings`.
- One booking in full: `get_booking`.
- Who arrives, leaves and is staying on a day across every property: `today`.

## Good first questions

- "Who arrives and who leaves today?"
- "Is my London flat free from 1 to 5 March, and what is the nightly rate?"
- "Which bookings check in next month, and what are they worth?"

## What to tell people

- Guest email addresses and phone numbers are never shared; a booking shows the guest's name only.
- Party size is not available for bookings.
- To change a booking, a price or a message, the manager does it in Hello Hosty itself.