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

# Getting started & what to expect

> How Klarity works, what your journey looks like, and where to go next.

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    <strong>Need help?</strong> Use the in-app chat — click the chat bubble in the bottom-right corner of Klarity Architect (staffed 24×5) — or email <a href="mailto:support@klarity.ai">support@klarity.ai</a>.
  </Note>;

Welcome to Klarity. This page gives you the big picture before you dive into the detailed guides — what Klarity does, the path you'll follow, and what to expect along the way.

## What Klarity does

Klarity is an AI platform that captures how work actually happens in your organization, structures it into a living map of your processes, and surfaces opportunities to improve. Instead of spending weeks manually documenting processes, you capture them in minutes — by working as you normally do, walking through a guided interview, or uploading existing recordings and documents.

## Your journey

Most teams move through Klarity in three stages. The documentation is organized the same way, so you can follow along in order.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Discover">
    Capture your current state. Use **Companion** to record work as you do it, the **AI Interviewer** for a guided walkthrough, or upload existing videos and documents. The goal is an honest picture of how work happens today.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Structure">
    Organize what you captured into a **Process Index** — a multi-level map of your value streams, processes, and activities. This becomes your operational "digital twin" and the foundation for analysis. A useful way to frame your top-level value streams is by who they serve: customer-impacting streams (tied to revenue), employee streams (how you find, retain, and grow people), and enterprise streams (the shared services that keep the company running).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Improve">
    Use **Advisor** and **AI Chat** to query across your processes and find optimization opportunities — then act. Acting can mean prioritizing quick wins from an insights report, or *designing the future*: using Analyst and the Template Designer to produce future-state designs, BRDs, user stories, and change-management materials.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What to expect

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  <Card title="Fast first results" icon="bolt">
    Your first process capture takes minutes, not weeks. Outputs are typically ready 5–10 minutes after a run.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Human in the loop" icon="user-check">
    Klarity drafts; you refine. You review and edit captured processes and attributes so the final picture is accurate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Built to scale" icon="layer-group">
    Start with one process, then grow to thousands. Advisor analyzes across your entire index once you have data captured.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Support along the way" icon="life-ring">
    In-app help, a support team, and (for many customers) an assigned Value Delivery lead are there to help.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Before you start

A few things that make for a smooth start:

* **Access to Klarity Architect** at [app.klarity.ai](https://app.klarity.ai). If you need access, see [how to add a user to your workspace](/docs/user-docs/admin/add-a-user-to-your-workspace).
* **A process in mind.** Pick one real process to capture first — ideally one you know well.
* **Screen sharing and a microphone** if you plan to use Companion or the AI Interviewer.

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Start with Discover" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/docs/user-docs/discover/capturing-current-state">
    Learn the three ways to capture your current-state processes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Browse the Process Index" icon="sitemap" href="/docs/user-docs/structure/navigating-your-process-index">
    See how captured processes are organized and explored.
  </Card>
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