Quick Start Guide
Get your first AI recommendation and understand the platform in 5 minutes. Deploying your first project takes about 30 minutes total.
What to Expect
⏱️ 5 minutes: Get AI model recommendations
⏱️ 15 minutes: Download and run project locally
⏱️ 30 minutes: Deploy to production with all integrations
Prerequisites:
- A free account on ArchitectGBT
- For deployment: Vercel account (free)
- For local testing: Node.js 18+ installed
Step 1: Create Your Account
- Go to ArchitectGBT
- Click Get Started
- Sign up with email, Google, or GitHub
Step 2: Generate Your First Project
Describe Your Project
In the dashboard, describe what you want to build:
Example: "I need a customer support chatbot for my e-commerce store"
Get AI Recommendations
ArchitectGBT will analyze your requirements and recommend:
- Best AI model for your use case
- Exact cost per 1M tokens
- Production-ready code templates
Download Your Project
Click Download Project to get a complete ZIP file with:
- Next.js 16 application (complete, ready to run)
- TypeScript configuration
- Authentication setup (Clerk) - you'll add API keys
- Database integration (Supabase) - you'll add API keys
- API routes and utilities for your chosen AI model
- Environment variable template (
.env.example)
Note: The code is complete and ready to use. You just need to add your own API keys (free accounts available for all services).
Step 3: Run Locally
Extract and run your project:
cd my-project
npm install
cp .env.example .env.local
npm run dev
Visit http://localhost:3000 to see your app!
Step 4: Deploy to Vercel
Ready to go live?
- Push code to GitHub
- Import to Vercel
- Add environment variables
- Click Deploy
See the Vercel deployment guide for detailed instructions.
What's Next?
- Installation Guide - Detailed setup instructions
- Deploy to Vercel - Production deployment
Need Help?
- 🐛 Report issues on GitHub
- ✉️ Email support@architectgbt.com
Tip: Start simple and customize as you go!