> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.riggery.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get started

> Open a new Workflow, connect AI, get a reply in Chat, then publish.

Open the app, create a Workflow, and talk in **Chat**. Telegram and mail are optional later.

A new Workflow already has a **Message** trigger connected to an **Agent**. You do not add those nodes. This walkthrough ends with a reply, then a published version you can pin.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a Workflow">
    Open **Workflows** and choose **New workflow**. You land on the **Graph**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect AI">
    Open the **AI** tab. If this Workflow has no Instance yet, the app creates one named **Playground**.

    Choose **Riggery** (Included AI usage) or **Your API** (OpenAI, OpenRouter, or OpenAI-compatible), then pick a model. Bind keys as Secrets — do not paste them into Chat or the Graph.

    See [AI](/instance/ai).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send a message">
    Open **Chat** and send a short message. The Agent should reply.

    Until you pin a published version, Chat uses the draft Graph. You do not need to publish first.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    On the Graph, **Publish**. Describe what changed (up to 280 characters). Fix Graph errors first.

    Publish snapshots the draft. Listening and Chat keep using the previous pin (or draft) until you update them. See [Workflows](/account/workflows#publish).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pin on Overview">
    Open **Overview**. **Stop** listening if status is Watching. Then **Update to vN**.

    After the pin, Chat uses that published version. See [Listening](/concepts/watching).
  </Step>
</Steps>

Optional next:

* **Start** on Overview — incoming Telegram, cron, webhook, and IMAP. Chat in the app does not need it.
* A second Instance — **New instance**, or invite someone with [Share](/account/share).

More paths: [Start an Instance from an invite](/journeys/operate), [Watch a mailbox](/journeys/mail), [Tables into State](/journeys/tables).