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

# Getting started

> From an empty account to a working assistant you can test.

These pages walk you through your first assistant, who can do what in the dashboard, connecting the client's Instagram and the checks to run before you switch an assistant on.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quick start" icon="bolt" href="/getting-started/quick-start">Build, test and switch on your first assistant in about 15 minutes.</Card>

  <Card title="Clients and assistants" icon="building-store" href="/getting-started/clients-and-assistants">
    The businesses you work for, and an assistant for each of their Instagram accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Roles and access" icon="user-shield" href="/getting-started/roles-and-access">Who can sign in and what each role can do.</Card>
  <Card title="Connect Instagram" icon="instagram" href="/getting-started/connect-instagram">Link the client's account with Meta's official login.</Card>
  <Card title="Go-live checklist" icon="list-check" href="/getting-started/go-live-checklist">The checks to run before real customers write.</Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  You can build and test a whole assistant before the client's Instagram is connected. The playground and the website chat work straight away.
</Tip>


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