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# Patchworks product documentation

## Dashboard guides

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Getting started</strong></td><td>If you're new to Patchworks, find out who we are and what we do!</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FsFXdO4htVeOymWXxqc9T%2Fgetting-started.png?alt=media&amp;token=6292fa80-f079-4014-ac3b-ed2f3f33f4b8">getting-started.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/getting-started/getting-started-introduction.md">Getting started introduction</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Registration</strong></td><td>There are different ways to register for a Patchworks account - learn about them here.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FNugjeLjXRuX1W9KEAQj9%2Fregistration.png?alt=media&amp;token=14b086d3-fddc-49e5-95ff-f024565c42b6">registration.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/registration/registering-for-a-patchworks-account.md">Registering for a Patchworks account</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>AI studio</strong></td><td>A suite of agents that understand your integration context and help you build, run and operate integrations faster.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FOpcvuGCXqgDMB2MWIPjd%2Fai-studio-tile.svg?alt=media&amp;token=17bfcfb4-8884-4fe2-a692-8cacc3c6d66c">ai-studio-tile.svg</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/ai/patchworks-ai-studio.md">Patchworks AI Studio</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Company setup</strong></td><td>View and manage your Patchworks company profile.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2Fxmsfq4PFWIuCknZOO6SS%2Fmanage-company.png?alt=media&amp;token=1f678a4d-f5b7-473a-8751-e77de447b90a">manage-company.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/company-management/about-company-profiles.md">About company profiles</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual environments</strong></td><td>Run a single process flow in multiple environments by switching out environment-specific components at runtime.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FZUIOuF9ScsWXzbSzbcc8%2Fvirtual%20envs.png?alt=media&amp;token=1951d56b-c3c1-4e68-9518-f16e57b6edee">virtual envs.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/about-virtual-environments.md">Virtual Environments</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Users &#x26; roles</strong></td><td>Learn how to add and manage Patchworks users for your company.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FVl54SAVNn0iJ6AXuhrzw%2Fmanage-users.png?alt=media&amp;token=daa3afc3-9f0d-493e-98c0-86cab3a92783">manage-users.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/users-roles-and-permissions-introduction.md">Users, roles &amp; permissions introduction</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marketplace</strong></td><td>Find out about the all-new Patchworks marketplace for blueprints, connectors, process flows, custom scripts, and cross-reference lookups.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FNqy3mwhcDIK9t2G1wtKQ%2Fmarketplace%20(2).png?alt=media&amp;token=6738a466-f433-416a-a48d-c21b93638d1e">marketplace (2).png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/marketplace/the-patchworks-marketplace.md">Marketplace</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Blueprints</strong></td><td>If you have a specific integration task in mind and want to install everything you need to get the job done, there might be a blueprint for that!</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FCFwtCF97YWfCDfBYrUgq%2Fapps.png?alt=media&amp;token=de0527bc-b76d-4aaa-8865-02a8e4a15580">apps.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/blueprints/blueprints-introduction.md">Blueprints</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connectors &#x26; instances</strong></td><td>Patchworks is all about connections! Everything you need to know about installing and working with connectors can be found here.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FXNPYzJzZFLsAmCC6chXn%2Fconnectors.png?alt=media&amp;token=bd084157-dfb5-485a-bb1e-8bda52dda51a">connectors.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/connectors-and-instances-introduction.md">Connectors &amp; instances</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Process flows</strong></td><td>Everything you need to know about building your own powerful data flows between your business systems, and working with prebuilt flows.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FNB4s1gjpMqufnaq7vu3k%2Fprocess-flows.png?alt=media&amp;token=5e64b02a-5319-4e04-bdc1-b4fe88380064">process-flows.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/process-flows/about-process-flows.md">Process flows</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>General settings</strong></td><td>Find help for Patchworks setup options for system administrators.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2F4x2qNfj03flHMc14Pflf%2Fgeneral-settings.png?alt=media&amp;token=bfbf6d92-b9a4-4575-80df-543ba289ebd0">general-settings.png</a></td><td><a href="/product-documentation/general-settings/general-settings-introduction.md">General settings introduction</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Release notes</strong></td><td>Stay up to date with what's new in the Patchworks dashboard and our bolt-ons.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FWS1IUDEdJhlSWuPcD5G8%2Frelease-info.png?alt=media&amp;token=55206472-fb63-4651-a8b3-21ae79208c20">release-info.png</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/release-information/core-release-notes">https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/release-information/core-release-notes</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Developer hub

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## Patchworks bolt-ons

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