> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guides.noloco.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guides.noloco.io/readme.md). # Noloco Overview Everything you need to run your operations. The AI portal builder for your team, your clients, and the AI agents that help run it. ### Welcome to Noloco **Noloco is the AI portal builder for your team, your clients, and the AI agents that help run it.** Whether you manage projects, coordinate field teams, or work with clients and partners across complex processes, Noloco gives you one place to manage work, conncet people, and run your operations as the business grows. Use AI to build a system around how your business actually works. Our AI builder, Nola, helps you **create the pages, workflows, and portals you need**. Keep prompting Nola to make changes or use the visual editor to fine-tune everything yourself. Set permissions for your team, clients, or agents, and keep adapting your app as the business changes. ### What can I build with Noloco? Most Noloco customers use it to run their entire business in one place: * **Project management** — track every project, deadline, deliverable, and team assignment with full visibility across the business. * **Branded client portals** — give clients a dedicated, on-brand space to see updates, share files, submit requests, and approve work. * **Workflows & automations** — replace manual hand-offs with automated approvals, notifications, status updates, and integrations with Slack, Gmail, Zapier, Make, and more. * **Dashboards & profitability** — see project workload, team capacity, and revenue performance at a glance. * **Back-office tools & custom CRMs** — anything else your team needs, built to match your workflows instead of forcing you to match the software's. Want to see Noloco in action? Our pre-built [Agency OS](/solutions/agency-os.md) is a ready-to-use starter app you can clone and customize to fit how your professional services firm works, or use as inspiration for building a system for your own business. {% embed url="" %} {% hint style="info" %} For more inspiration, browse our free [templates](https://noloco.io/templates). {% endhint %} ### How does it work? Every Noloco app is built on top of your data. You can either create [Noloco Tables](/data/collections.md) (database tables hosted by us) or connect an external data source like [Airtable](/data/airtable.md), [Xano](/data/xano.md), [PostgreSQL](/data/postgresql.md), [MySQL](/data/mysql.md), or [Google Sheets](/data/google-sheets.md). From there, you add [views](/pages/views.md) to display the records in each table. Every view ships with [record pages](/record-pages/overview.md) (so you can click into a single record) and built-in forms (so you can add new records without extra setup). Not sure where to start? **Nola, our AI builder, helps you build your app by describing what you need in natural language.** Ask Nola to create pages, set up workflows, or make changes to your app as your needs evolve. You can keep prompting Nola or use the visual editor to fine-tune things yourself. If you work with an **AI assistant like Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini**, you can connect it to Noloco using our MCP servers. Your assistant gets access to your live app data and these guides, so it can act as an expert architect — recommending tables, fields, views, and workflows that suit your firm, and running data tasks for you in natural language. See [Connect your own AI agent](/quickstart/connect-an-ai-agent.md) for setup. ### How do I get started? Sign up for Noloco Free at [portals.noloco.io/register](https://portals.noloco.io/register), then follow the [Quickstart](/quickstart.md) — it walks through the four ways to create an app, how to customize it, and how to invite your team and clients. {% hint style="info" %} **Business email required.** Noloco only accepts business email addresses for account registration. Free email providers (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.) are not permitted — use a custom business domain like `yourcompany.com` or `organization.org`. {% endhint %}
Account registration troubleshooting If you can't create an account, the most common causes are: * **Email address rejected.** Make sure you're using a business email domain (not Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.). * **What counts as a business email?** Examples include `john@noloco.io`, `sarah@accenture.com`, and `admin@yourcompany.org`. * **Educational emails.** University and school domains (like `.edu`) are generally accepted. * **Government emails.** Government domains (like `.gov`) are accepted. * **Non-profit emails.** Organization domains (like `.org`) are typically accepted. If you're still having trouble registering with a legitimate business email, please contact support.
### What if I need further help? We're here for you: * [Live chat support (in-app)](/settings/support.md) * [Noloco Community](https://community.noloco.io) * These support guides * [Video tutorials](https://noloco.io/video-tutorials) — we recommend [subscribing to our YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Noloco) channel for the latest --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the following URL with the `ask` and `goal` query parameters: ``` GET https://guides.noloco.io/readme.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is what the user is ultimately trying to achieve, the reason they need the answer. Sharing it helps GitBook give you a better, more relevant answer. A goal is most helpful when it describes the outcome the user wants rather than restating the question. For example, with `ask=how do I create an API token`, a goal like `automate deployments from our CI pipeline` lets GitBook tailor the answer to that use case. 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.