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NocoBase 3Quick start

Start your application with a conversation.

Install Skills, then work with your Agent to create your application, build features, and preview the results.

Compare NocoBase 2 and 3 →
Local environment: Node.js 24+ · pnpm 11
A Coding Agent that supports Skills, such as Claude Code or Codex
01

Install Skills

Install from your local terminal so your Agent knows how to create and develop NocoBase 3 applications.

Local terminal
npx skills@latest add nocobase/skills-v3 --skill '*' -g

Choose your Agent when prompted. After installation, start a new session to load the Skills.

What is installed? How do I update it?

Installs Skills globally from the dedicated NocoBase 3 repository, nocobase/skills-v3. Run the same command again to update them.

Once created, the application includes Skills that match its installed version.

02

Create and start your application

Open your Agent in an empty directory and ask it to create an application.

Send to your Agent
Create a NocoBase 3 App, start the local development environment, and tell me the application URL and how to sign in.

The Agent installs dependencies, configures the application, and starts it. Use SQLite for a first try, or specify another database.

Once the application is running, continue in the application directory and tell your Agent what you want to build.

Develop with your Agent

From your first idea to working business features

Describe your business needs to your Agent in the application directory. Discuss the design, make a plan, build features, and refine them based on what you try in the local preview.

1
Work your wayDiscuss the design, make a plan, or start implementing.
2
Preview and refineTry the local preview and describe the changes you want.
3
Keep improvingAdd business features and use the application capabilities below as needed.

Here is one possible conversation. Describe the next thing you want to do and let the Agent work in your project's context.

An ongoing conversation with your AgentFrom business needs to local preview
  1. 01
    Describe the business

    Build a procurement system to manage suppliers, purchase orders, and approvals.

  2. 02
    Discuss the design and plan

    Let's discuss the design and make an implementation plan. We can adjust it as new ideas come up.

  3. 03
    Build and preview

    Build order management first and start a local preview so I can try it.

  4. 04
    Keep improving

    Add a status filter to the order list and notify the applicant when approval is complete.

Adapt the business and feature requests to your needs, then keep refining the application with your Agent.

When your application is ready to go live, deploy it to your own server with PM2 or Docker.

View deployment guide
Application capabilitiesUse as needed

The foundations are ready. Focus on your business.

Your Agent can reuse these capabilities. Open a module, choose a scenario, and adapt and copy its prompt.

NocoBase 3 · DocumentationOpen source · Self-hosted · Your choice of models and Agents

Adapt the prompt to your business before copying. Edits are discarded when you close the dialog.