# Setup a New Project
URL: /guides/setup-project

import LearnMore from "@/components/learn-more";

Every Tambo app starts with a project in the Tambo Cloud dashboard. The project holds your API key, agent configuration, and LLM provider settings.

These guides cover the three setup steps: creating a project and getting your API key, writing system instructions that shape how the agent responds, and selecting which LLM provider and model to use.

<LearnMore title="Create a Tambo Project" description="Set up a new project in the dashboard and get your API key" href="/guides/setup-project/create-project" />

<LearnMore title="Configure Agent Behavior" description="Write custom instructions to define your agent's personality and behavior" href="/guides/setup-project/agent-behavior" />

<LearnMore title="Configure LLM Provider" description="Select and configure LLM providers and models for your project" href="/guides/setup-project/llm-provider" />