# Welcome to Chatlayer 👋

This documentation will help you get started on the Chatlayer platform. Using our easy-to-follow tutorials and visual guides, you'll be able to build a voice or chatbot and have personalized conversations with your customers.

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## 👉🏻 You're new here?&#x20;

Not sure where to start? We've got you covered with a tutorial that will take you step-by-step through the building process of ChooChoo, a chatbot to book train tickets.&#x20;

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[Tutorial: your first bot](/~/changes/zWOY8fNiBBrqneKkuGvA/tutorials/tutorial-your-first-bot.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

You'd like to see more examples of how a chatbot can be useful? Check out some already-made use cases by downloading one of our bot templates.

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[Bot templates](/~/changes/zWOY8fNiBBrqneKkuGvA/tutorials/bot-templates.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## 👉🏻 Prefer to watch instead of read?&#x20;

You can find our video tutorial series here:

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## 👉🏻 Not sure how to plan your bot?&#x20;

Learn all there is to know about the upstream steps of bot building so that your project serves your goals.

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[Planning your bot](/~/changes/zWOY8fNiBBrqneKkuGvA/tutorials/getting-started.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.chatlayer.ai/~/changes/zWOY8fNiBBrqneKkuGvA/master.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.