Quickstart
Pickaxe 101
Understand the platform in 10 minutes.
Outcomes
Understand the core Pickaxe objects: Pickaxes, Portals, and Actions.
Know when to use templates vs building from scratch.
Map your first use case before touching settings.
What is Pickaxe?
Pickaxe is a no-code platform for creating AI agents and workflows your customers can actually use. You can build prompt-driven products, wire them to actions and data, and publish branded experiences without writing a custom app.
Core building blocks
Start with one use case and express it through three layers: the AI behavior, the interface your user sees, and the deployment destination.
- Pickaxe: your model, prompt logic, and input/output contract.
- Portal: a branded front-end where users discover and run your Pickaxes.
- Actions: integrations that let your tools read and write data.
Choose your first use case
Good first projects are narrow and high-frequency. Pick a workflow you run every week, then replace one repetitive step with AI.
Strong examples: lead research assistant, customer support draft replies, proposal generator, and onboarding copilot.
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