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

# Welcome to Beam

> Start in your Beam workspace, ask Beam AI for help, and navigate to the surfaces used to build and run agents.

Beam gives you a workspace for asking Beam AI to perform a task or brainstorm an idea, then building and managing the agents that do that work.

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<h2 id="start-in-your-workspace">
  Start in your workspace
</h2>

Use the workspace picker in the top-left corner to switch workspaces; the active workspace has a check mark. The workspace home then shows **What do you want to work on?** and a composer for asking Beam to perform tasks or brainstorm ideas. Enter a task or idea there, then select the send arrow.

For a guided start, use the paths below.

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  <Card title="Build your first agent" icon="rocket" href="/01-getting-started/quickstart/quickstart">
    Create an agent from a template and configure its Flow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore templates" icon="sparkles" href="/01-getting-started/template-gallery/template-gallery">
    Browse the available agent templates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Learn core concepts" icon="book" href="/01-getting-started/core-concepts/core-concepts">
    Understand agents, Flows, tools, variables, tasks, and memory.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up your workspace" icon="gear" href="/01-getting-started/workspace-setup/workspace-setup">
    Orient yourself to workspace navigation, members, and integrations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<h2 id="workspace-navigation">
  Workspace navigation
</h2>

The workspace navigation includes these surfaces:

| Surface | Use it to |
| - | - |
| **Skills** | Open workspace skills. |
| **Projects** | Open workspace projects. |
| **Inbox** | Review workspace notifications. |
| **Tasks** | Review Tasks and test Tasks in the workspace. |
| **Agent templates** | Browse agent templates. |
| **Integrations** | Manage workspace integrations and create custom integrations. |
| **Views** | Open workspace Views. |

<h2 id="agent-navigation">
  Agent navigation
</h2>

When you open an agent, its navigation includes **Chat**, **Tasks**, **Flow**, **Learning**, **Configuration**, and **Analytics**. Use **Flow** to build the agent's graph; the Flow page states that Flows run from chat or triggers. You can also enable **Test mode** from the Flow header before publishing changes.

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  <Card title="Create an agent" icon="compass" href="/02-building-agents/agent-fundamentals/creating-agents/creating-agents">
    Create an agent and choose how to start building it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a Flow" icon="diagram-project" href="/02-building-agents/agent-fundamentals/flow-configuration/flow-configuration">
    Configure a Flow with tools, conditions, and triggers.
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  <Card title="Run and review Tasks" icon="list-check" href="/03-running-operations/task-management/task-executions/task-executions">
    Review an agent's Task executions.
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<h2 id="next-steps">
  Next steps
</h2>

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  <Card title="Configure variable fill" icon="sliders" href="/02-building-agents/agent-configuration/variables-state/variables-state">
    Choose how each node input receives a value.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect integrations" icon="plug" href="/02-building-agents/agent-configuration/integrations/integrations">
    Connect the services your agent needs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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