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

# Quickstart

> A step-by-step guide to get started at Ottic.

This quickstart guide walks you through each essential step in Ottic:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Insert your model provider API key">
    Go to [LLM Models](/llm-models) and create model with your model provider API key.
    <Note>This is essential enabling you to run LLM-as-a-judge evaluations.</Note>

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/llm-models.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=6ee1ecf63d0562e59be98c4baa93537a" alt="Introduction" width="2364" height="1308" data-path="images/llm-models.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first prompt">
    In the `Prompts` menu:

    * **Click** “Create new prompt”;
    * **Add** the prompt you will test;
    * **Save** the prompt you created.
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/createprompt1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=fb250216415fd3d227de9ce731d538fb" alt="Prompts" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/createprompt1.png" />
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/createprompt23.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=893a34d359403162797623963d2928ea" alt="Prompts" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/createprompt23.png" />

    <Note>See more on prompts in the section [create prompts](/essentials/prompt)</Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write your first test case">
    In the `Test Cases` menu:

    * (1) **Click** “Create new test case";
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/testcase1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=1ae74ba8f41737510776edd4fe878705" alt="Createtestcase" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/testcase1.png" />
    * (2) **Define** of details of your test case (title and description);
      * **Choose** the prompt you just created;
      * **Add** the input (the message you want to test);
      * **Add** the expected output (the response expected);
    * (3) **Save** your test case.

          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/testcase2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=efef1c6ae526a6e93b4a7d4b0335d55d" alt="Createtestcase" width="3212" height="2008" data-path="images/testcase2.png" />

    <Note>See more on test cases in the section [write test cases](/essentials/test_case)</Note>
    <Note>We provide an API to migrate your test cases to Ottic. See more on [API reference](/api-reference/introduction)</Note>
    <Tip>We provide white-glove support for test pipeline migration. [Contact us](mailto:rafael@ottic.ai).</Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run your first test">
    In the `Test Runs` menu:

    * **Click** "Start new test run";
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/run1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=5cfe2ec20a74476c3a2f210c9d565874" alt="Testrun" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/run1.png" />
      * **Select** the test case you just created;
      * **Click**, "Run" to run your test;
            <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/run0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=7aaaffa401a3dbcc78585f42905696bf" alt="Testrun" width="1200" height="747" data-path="images/run0.png" />
    * **See** the result (passed, failed);
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/run2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=e86d75db8dd0d0fc0c3541be37f60343" alt="Testrun" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/run2.png" />
    * **Open** the executed test case to explore details and reasoning.
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/run3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=b64171311da464c6fb7a87b950c8bda3" alt="Testrun" width="1200" height="750" data-path="images/run3.png" />

    <Note>See more on test runs in the section [execute test runs](/essentials/test_run)</Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish your prompt to production">
    You can publish your prompt directly to production from Ottic.

    In the `Prompts` menu:

    * **Open** the prompt you just tested;
    * **Select** the version you want to publish from the dropdown;
    * **Click** "Publish".
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ottic-65/nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM/images/publish_prompt.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nojWNBWtNbQT6cbM&q=85&s=8e06493e7bd3441daccd7bccdb8dd8db" alt="Testrun" width="2408" height="1506" data-path="images/publish_prompt.png" />

    <Warning>To publish prompts to production from Ottic, install Ottic SDK.
    See more on [Integrations](/integrations/integrations)</Warning>
  </Step>
</Steps>

To unlock the full potential of Ottic, you'll find detailed guides on the next sections.