getting-started: step-by-step Matrix identity setup on the dashboard; Regolo in provider framing; image generation + voice in chat features

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@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ account. Click it and create your login.
The chat lives at **[chat.inference.coop](https://chat.inference.coop)**. Log in
with the account you created in step 1.
- **Choose your model.** You can pick not just *which* model but *where* it runs:
**private** (Tinfoil, runs in encrypted enclaves) or **green** (GreenPT, 100%
renewable energy). See the [model list](models.md) for the full list.
- **Choose your model.** You can pick not just *which* model but *where* it
runs: **private** (Tinfoil, runs in encrypted enclaves) or **green**
(GreenPT and Regolo, 100% renewable energy — Regolo adds a written
zero-data-retention policy). See the [model list](models.md) for the full
list.
- **Web search** is enabled by default (self-hosted, no external dependency).
- **File uploads** work out of the box — ask the chat about a document you attach.
- **Image generation** is built in — ask the chat for an image (for example,
"draw a pine tree in flat green circles") and it renders one.
- **Voice** works in both directions: speak to the chat with the microphone
icon, and have replies read aloud.
- **External tool servers.** The chat can connect to external tool services —
things that let the AI do like search marketplaces, query other services,
or pull in specialized data. Members can add their own **OpenAPI** services:
@@ -100,10 +106,25 @@ privacy, and direction happen on our **Loomio forum**:
- **FluffyChat, Cinny, SchildiChat** or any other client: look for the "custom homeserver"
/ "other server" option in the client's login screen and enter the same address.
- Your co-op account and your existing Matrix account on another server (e.g.
matrix.org or a personal homeserver) are separate identities. If you'd
rather use an existing account for co-op rooms, set it on your
[dashboard](https://dashboard.inference.coop) under **Matrix chat** (one
extra account) — invitations will go there instead. Both work either way.
matrix.org or a personal homeserver) are separate identities. **Pick your
identity (optional):** by default, invitations go to your co-op identity
(`@username:inference.coop`). To use an account you already have instead:
1. Open your [dashboard](https://dashboard.inference.coop) and find the
**Matrix chat** card. It shows the Matrix ID currently registered for
you — your co-op identity, or `pending` if your co-op Matrix account
hasn't been created yet (it is created the first time you log in to
Matrix).
2. Click **Use external account**, enter your existing Matrix ID in the
format `@username:server.org`, and click **Save**.
3. Accept the space invitation that arrives in that account — usually
instantly. If the account can't be reached right away, the invitation
is retried automatically each night.
That's all it takes: invitations (and the space) follow whichever identity
you've chosen. Switching back is one click — **Use
@username:inference.coop** on the same card. One identity is active at a
time, and both work equally well in every co-op room.
**Members-only, readable history.** The space is invite-only and unencrypted
so every member can read the full history (including messages from before