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Build Your First AI App

Create an app that writes poems, saves them, and emails them to your team.

1
Explore the App Store
  1. Log in to admin.decocms.com
  2. Navigate to your organization and project
  3. Click Apps in the sidebar
  4. Browse available integrations or open “Store” to install new ones
  5. Select the Gmail app from the store
  6. Connect the app and authorize your account

Apps are pre-built integrations that expose tools. They serve as building blocks for your AI applications.

2
Test integration in the chat interface

Open New Thread from the sidebar and ask deco chat:

 Create a poem about deco CMS, save it to a document and email it to you@yourcompany.com using @SEND_EMAIL 

Watch deco chat:

  • Create the poem
  • Call DECO_RESOURCE_DOCUMENT_CREATE to save it
  • Call SEND_EMAIL from Gmail integration to send it

Use @ mentions to call specific tools and resources.

3
Make it reusable

Turn this one-off task into reusable automation:

Create an Agent

Go to AgentsNew Agent:

  • Assign tools for document creation using @DECO_RESOURCE_DOCUMENT_CREATE and email sending using @SEND_EMAIL
  • Add instructions for your use case and save your agent
  • Now anyone can use it

Create a Workflow

Create workflows from:

  • WorkflowsNew Workflow and describe what you need in deco chat
  • Use @workflow_management in any thread or agent conversation

Example:

 Create a workflow for daily poem generation 

Then iterate naturally, as you would when assigning the task to someone else

Or, you can be more specific from the get-go:

 Create a workflow called "poem-mailer" that:
1. Takes input: topic (string) and recipients (string)
2. Generates a poem about the topic using AI
3. Saves to documents with tags ["poem", "ai-generated"]
4. Emails to recipients every morning at 9am 

Create a Custom View

Build interfaces for your data:

 Create a view called "poem-gallery" that:
- Shows all poems from documents
- Displays in 3-column grid
- Each card shows title, description, creation date
- Add search bar to filter by name
- Make it beautiful 

Agent Modes

We are introducing three specialized agent modes for different stages:

  • Explorer - Discover capabilities and tools
  • Planner - Design applications and write PRDs
  • Builder - Implement tools, workflows, and views

Switch modes via the chat interface selector. Each has optimized tool access.

What You Can Build

Internal Tools

  • Customer support automation
  • Data entry and validation workflows
  • Report generation and distribution
  • Inventory management systems

Productivity Apps

  • Meeting note summarizers
  • Task assignment automators
  • Document search and retrieval
  • Automated reminders and follow-ups

Data Processing

  • CSV import and transformation
  • API data aggregation
  • Automated data quality checks
  • Scheduled report generation

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