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

> ## Agent Instructions
> Agents: start with https://docs.pre.dev/agents.md, which has complete recipes, plan access, polling rules, errors and limits.
> Authenticate with the workspace API key (pdk_…) from Integrations → Built-in, sent as Authorization: Bearer <key>.
> REST API: https://api.pre.dev (OpenAPI: https://docs.pre.dev/api-reference/openapi.json). AI Gateway: https://api.pre.dev/v1, OpenAI-compatible (OpenAPI: https://docs.pre.dev/api-reference/ai-gateway.openapi.json).
> pre.dev MCP server: https://api.pre.dev/mcp. Search these docs over MCP at https://docs.pre.dev/mcp.

# Create a project

> Start from a prompt or bring an existing repository.

Start at [pre.dev](https://pre.dev). Describe a new application, or choose **Import** to work with an existing GitHub repository. To work on local files, [launch the CLI](/cli/overview) in your repository.

## Write a useful starting prompt

Include the intended users, the first outcome you want to deliver, technical constraints, and how you will judge success.

```text theme={null}
Build a booking app for a small photography studio.
Customers should choose a session type and an available time.
Staff should see upcoming bookings and be able to cancel them.
Use the existing payment provider; start with test payments.
First milestone: a customer can complete one booking without a duplicate slot.
```

Attach relevant reference material and supply existing-system context when you have it. AI, payments, and sign-in are [built in](/coding-agent/built-in); connect other services through [Project setup](/coding-agent/integrations/overview).

## Choose the next step

The agent can start implementation directly or decide that more planning is useful. To focus on requirements, flows, and architecture first, ask for a plan in your message, then review the generated artifacts before asking the agent to build against them.

Fast and Deep specs are [different planning depths](/coding-agent/specifications/fast-vs-deep). Model choice is a separate setting in `/model`; the old `/pro` command has been retired.

## Continue the project

Open it again from [Projects](https://pre.dev/projects). Ask for the next change, inspect the current code and preview, or start a dedicated sprint. Available planning views depend on which artifacts the project has produced. When it is ready, [publish](/coding-agent/building/publish) it.


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