# Connect Environments
AI Assets requires a connected environment before it can begin discovery.\
Once connected, AI Assets will scan, discover, and populate your AI inventory with **Models, AI Workflows, MCP Servers, Guardrails, and custom tools** found in your infrastructure.
## Add Your First Environment
When no environments are connected, the AI Assets dashboard shows an **empty state**.\
Click **Add Environment** to start configuration.
Figure 1: Adding Your First Environment
### Step 1: Select Environment Type
Choose the type of environment you want to connect.\
Currently supported:
* **GitHub**
* **GitLab**
### Step 2: Configure Connection
Depending on the environment type, provide the required connection details:
#### GitHub
1. Select **GitHub**.
2. Enter:
* **Environment Name** – a descriptive label for the connection.
* **Description** – optional details for context.
* **Installation ID** – generated during the GitHub App installation. To get the ID:
* In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture
* Click on **Organizations**.
* Go to **Applications** under the **Integrations**.
* Select your GitHub App and click **Configure**.
* Copy the `` part from the URL, which looks like this:
/settings/installations/\
* The `` is your **GitHub App Installation ID**.
For more details on installing the GitHub app visit the relevant [GitHub App installation documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/apps/using-github-apps/installing-a-github-app-from-a-third-party).
#### GitLab
1. Select **GitLab**.
2. Enter:
* **Environment Name** – a descriptive label for the connection.
* **Description** – optional details for context.
* **Personal Access Token** – a valid GitLab token with appropriate permissions:
* read\_api
* read\_repository
For more details visit the [GitLab Personal Access Tokens](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/profile/personal_access_tokens/?utm_source=chatgpt.com).
After filling out the details, click **Create** to complete the setup.
## Manage Environments
Once at least one environment is added, the **Environments page** lists all active connections, including:
* **Environment Name** – the given name of the environment.
* **Environment Type** – currently GitHub or GitLab.
* **No. of Discovered Repositories** – repositories scanned in that environment.
* **Created At** – when the environment was first connected.
From here you can manage existing environments or add new ones using **Add Connector**.
Figure 2: Environments Page
## Next Steps
Once your environment is connected, the [scans](https://docs.probe.splx.ai/ai-asset-management/scan-for-ai-assets) can be triggered.
