# Quick Start

## 1. Add Knowledge

Once you're [signed up to Dashworks](https://web.dashworks.ai/signup), you can connect your apps, upload files, and add FAQs.

{% content-ref url="/pages/gHX8PqnXjHtWWhAtxRMt" %}
[Connect Apps](/knowledge/connect-apps.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## 2. Ask Questions

Learn how to use Dashworks for your use case.

{% content-ref url="/pages/hmSDBJKvzLcNYHFTDDIT" %}
[Sales](/use-cases/sales.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/Mma3NnK8NN9w37lLFVQM" %}
[Customer Support](/use-cases/customer-support.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/W1qtXiO5nzI3w7gezLiw" %}
[Engineering](/use-cases/engineering.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/CnZ06Ivdgw3sjQXu7kM5" %}
[Product Management](/use-cases/product-management.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## 3. Add Slackbot

Invite the Dashworks Slackbot to your Slack to automatically answer questions asked in channels.

{% content-ref url="/pages/bRkaQylZkKCrMpSaIxgk" %}
[Setup Bots](/bots/setup-bots.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/l2ucS72EultlYzQQK5NH" %}
[Slackbot](/surfaces/slackbot.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## 4. Customize Dashworks

Add Instructions and create custom bots to teach Dashworks how to respond and prioritize sources for different use cases.

{% content-ref url="/pages/PQWVXYkTDoEjMgl0PwIA" %}
[Instructions](/optimize/instructions.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/qJFTk8FE1F65nuDfeyBk" %}
[Custom Bots](/bots/custom-bots.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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