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

# Get your first assistant ready

> Follow one setup flow from account creation to a tested website assistant.

<p className="darwin-screenshot-note">Screenshots use a demonstration workspace. Your data, plan, and activation status may differ.</p>

You will need your website URL, a public team scheduling link, the information visitors usually ask for, and access to add a script to your website.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account and choose a plan">
    [Start from the pricing page](https://www.meetdarwin.ai/pricing) or choose **Start for free** on the website. Verify your email, confirm your plan, and add a payment card. Every plan requires a card. Origin has no monthly fee and includes your workspace’s first five booked meetings free.

    [Account setup and payment details →](/getting-started/create-account)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete guided setup">
    Open the [guided setup](https://app.meetdarwin.ai/admin/setup). Darwin opens in a conversational lightbox above your workspace. It asks for your website, prepares a draft of your assistant, collects your scheduling link, and helps you try a conversation. Detailed editors are optional. Close the lightbox whenever you need to return to the app.

    [Find your way around →](/getting-started/find-your-way)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Give Darwin useful source material">
    Enter your website and select the **Send website** up-arrow. Darwin finds useful pages and prepares your business context, voice, and design for review. You can describe voice and business-context changes in plain English, or edit the details yourself. Select **Looks good** to save the draft and import your selected pages, then add more sources later in **Settings → Knowledge**.

    [Let Darwin prepare your assistant →](/getting-started/assisted-setup)

    [Import and maintain your knowledge →](/assistant/knowledge)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make the assistant yours">
    Choose its name and voice, review the opening message, and use **Widget appearance** to match your colors and design. Paste your public booking URL in **Scheduling**.

    [Customize the design →](/assistant/appearance)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test before going live">
    Ask a pricing question, a question about product fit, and a question your website does not answer. Then try booking a meeting. Confirm the result in your scheduling provider. A mock preview does not validate real AI responses or booking verification.

    [Run a useful test →](/assistant/test-assistant)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install and verify">
    When live activation is available, allow your website domain and copy the embed from **Settings → Installation**. Publish your website, verify the installation, and test in a fresh browser session.

    [Installation guide →](/installation/install-widget)
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>You are ready when the widget appears on the intended pages, answers using your information, opens the right calendar, and records activity in the correct workspace.</Check>

The next step is [choosing how much Darwin can do automatically](/optimization/automation).