# Getting Started

This guide walks you through how to create, configure, and launch your first app in **GLIK Cloud** — whether you're starting from scratch, cloning a ready-made template, or importing a DSL file.

## How to Create Your First App

1. Visit [**app.glik.ai**](https://app.glik.ai/) and log in.
2. From the dashboard, click **New App**.
3. Choose how you want to start:
   * **Create from Blank** – Build your app block-by-block from scratch
   * **Create from Template** – Clone a prebuilt GLIK app with example workflows
   * **Import DSL File** – Upload a previously exported GLIK app using the DSL format
4. Select your **App Type**:
   * [**Chatbot**](https://docs.glik.ai/app-types/chatbot) – Input/output-based logic
   * [**Agent**](https://docs.glik.ai/app-types/agent) – Stateful workflows with memory
   * [**Advanced Chat**](https://docs.glik.ai/app-types/advanced-chat) – Multi-turn assistant
   * [**Workflow**](https://docs.glik.ai/app-types/workflow) – Modular blocks connected in a visual graph
5. Name your app and assign it to a workspace.
6. Click **Create** to launch the visual builder.

<figure><img src="https://3916444914-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDBilw3zq3DIWtwBIyxN9%2Fuploads%2Fc4BORsKaY3bBQLXJnG87%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=df5697b8-0484-4ff5-ae86-32c17b004bce" alt=""><figcaption><p>What you'll see when selecting an app type and configuring basic details.</p></figcaption></figure>

## What You Can Build

Inside the visual builder, apps are composed using **modular blocks**:

* `Input Block` – Captures user input or system prompts
* `LLM Block` – Uses a language model to generate responses
* `Variable Assigner` – Sets and transforms scoped variables
* `Knowledge Retrieval` – Queries memory for contextually relevant data
* `Data Enrichment` – Writes information into GLIK Knowledge
* `Tool Node` – Calls APIs or plugins via OpenAPI
* `Answer Block` – Displays output to the user

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## Next Steps

* 🔒 Learn about [**Security & Data Handling**](https://docs.glik.ai/glik-cloud/security-and-data-handling) in GLIK Cloud
* 👥 Review [**Workspaces & Permissions**](https://docs.glik.ai/glik-cloud/workspaces-and-permissions) to manage roles
* 🧠 Explore [**Templates**](https://docs.glik.ai/templates) to deploy production-ready apps faster