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Updates why-fleet.md to better reflect how Fleet is used today.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rroNFfb8j8zGJdkZX1wUKuzXv3Kh-VNlFeN7P8kTtT8/edit?usp=sharing

Changes:

- Removed "Managing computers today is getting harder," the middleman
framing, and the universal remote analogy from "What's it for?"
- Added diagnostics and audit use cases to "Get what you need."
- Called out IaC/GitOps directly in "Out of the box," with a link to the
YAML files configuration docs.
- Added a mention of the Fleet MCP server and AI-powered chat workflows
in "Out of the box."
- Added a link to GitOps workshops in "Out of the box," where IaC is
introduced.
- Trimmed "Good neighbors" to its core point: Fleet is independent, open
by design, and committed to osquery.
- Removed the extra dashes from "Scope transparency."
- De-emphasized Chromebooks in "Scope transparency" in favor of iOS and
Android.
- Simplified the "Ready to get started?" section; removed the push
toward "Get a demo."


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Why Fleet

Fleet is an open-source device management platform for macOS, Linux, Windows, Chromebooks, iOS, and Android devices (BYOD or corporate-owned).

What's it for?

Fleet gives you a single system to secure and maintain all your computing devices over the air. You can do MDM, patch stuff, deploy software, and verify anything–all from one place, across every OS and device your organization uses.

Fleet is open source, and free features will always be free.

Is it any good?

Fleet is used in production by IT and security teams managing thousands of devices. Many deployments support tens of thousands, and a few large organizations manage 400,000 or more.

Get what you need: Fleet works directly with data and events from the native operating system, down to the bare metal. Strong diagnostics let you investigate errors on end-user devices and collect accurate audit evidence in minutes. It’s also modular. (You can turn off features you are not using.)
Out of the box: Ready-to-use integrations exist for most common tools. You can become a power user in the GUI or govern your fleet with infrastructure-as-code or your favorite AI tool. You can also build custom workflows with the REST API, webhook events, MCP server, and the fleetctl command-line tool.
Good neighbors: Fleet is independent and open by design. We helped create osquery and remain committed to improving it.
Free as in free: The free version of Fleet will always be free. Fleet is independently backed and actively maintained with the help of many contributors.

Scope transparency

Fleet is transparent about what it can and can't see. You can verify exactly how the agent works. End users can see what the agent is capable of and what kinds of data their company chooses to collect.

Fleet is designed to collect only the data needed to manage and secure devices: things like user accounts, device health, installed software, and security settings. It isn't built to log private activity such as keystrokes, emails, or webcams.

This way, all users share the same understanding of how devices are monitored and secured.

Ready to get started?

Install Fleet on your own server, or let us host it for you. Enroll your devices, and you're set.

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