> Source: https://builder.ema.ai/v2/getting-started
> Title: Getting Started

# Getting Started

This section takes you from signing in for the first time to a published, working AI Employee (AIE) — and helps you choose the right kind of AI Employee and the right use case before you build. If you're new to the platform, read these pages in order; if you already know what you want to build, jump straight to [Create Your First AI Employee](/builder/v2/getting-started/create-your-first-ai-employee).

If you haven't read it yet, [Introduction](/builder/v2/introduction) explains what an AI Employee is and the concepts the platform is built from. This section assumes that foundation and focuses on doing.

## In this section

Page

What it covers

[AI Employee Types](/builder/v2/getting-started/ai-employee-types)

The interaction types you can build — Chat, Dashboard, and Voice — what each is for, and how the type shapes the AI Employee.

[First Login](/builder/v2/getting-started/first-login)

Signing in with SSO, email one-time passcode, or password, and setting up two-factor authentication.

[Create Your First AI Employee](/builder/v2/getting-started/create-your-first-ai-employee)

A start-to-finish walkthrough: create from a template or from scratch, edit the workflow, test it, and publish.

[Effective Discovery](/builder/v2/getting-started/effective-discovery)

A framework for scoping a high-impact use case before you build, with playbooks for HR, sales, and support.

## Before you begin

-   **You have access to an Ema tenant.** Your administrator invites you, and your login method (SSO, one-time passcode, or password) is set at the tenant level. See [First Login](/builder/v2/getting-started/first-login).
-   **You have a builder role.** Creating and editing AI Employees requires a builder role (`builder`, `builder_admin`, `system_admin`, or `env_admin`). Users with the `user` role can run and chat with AI Employees that have been shared with them, but the "Build an AI Employee" button only appears for builders. Roles are covered in [Administration](/builder/v2/administration).
-   **You have a modern browser.** Use a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari.

## The recommended path

1.  **Sign in.** Follow [First Login](/builder/v2/getting-started/first-login) to authenticate and, if your tenant requires it, enroll in two-factor authentication.
2.  **Pick a type.** Read [AI Employee Types](/builder/v2/getting-started/ai-employee-types) to decide whether your use case is a Chat, Dashboard, or Voice AI Employee. The interaction type is set at creation and shapes the rest of the build.
3.  **Build something.** Walk through [Create Your First AI Employee](/builder/v2/getting-started/create-your-first-ai-employee) to create an AI Employee from a template, edit its workflow in the AI Employee builder, test it, and publish.
4.  **Scope the next one well.** Use [Effective Discovery](/builder/v2/getting-started/effective-discovery) to choose and validate a use case worth building before you invest in a full deployment.

> [TIP]
> **Let Autopilot do the work.** Instead of building by hand, you can describe what you want in plain language and let [Autopilot](/builder/v2/autopilot) — Ema's in-app assistant — create and edit the AI Employee for you. It's the fastest way to get a first draft.