# Documentation | answer.cloud Docs > Canonical source: [Documentation | answer.cloud Docs](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/) Build, publish, and manage your Answer Cloud website. Guides for hosting, agents, content, chat, analytics, domains, and account setup. The answer.cloud manual # Build it. Publish it. Keep making it better. Everything you need to build and run a website for people and AI. Start with your setup, or find the guide for your next task. [New to answer.cloud? Start here ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/overview/) ## Choose your starting point Three ways in 01 ### Build a new website Go from an idea to your first hosted website with your coding agent. Build your first site 02 ### Connect an existing site Keep your current host and add content, AI chat, and analytics. Set up a companion 03 ### Update a site with AI Connect the Answer Cloud MCP and tell AI what you want to change. Connect your AI tool --- ## Common tasks [Start after an invite ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/join-a-team/) [Connect a domain ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/domains/connect/) [Publish content ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/publishing/) [Install AI chat ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/installation/) [Deploy from GitHub ](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/github/) --- ## Find a guide by topic 83 guides and references
### Get started 8 guides Launch a site, join an invited team, and start making updates with AI. - [Platform overview](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/overview/) - [Choose a hosted website or an existing website companion](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/choose-your-path/) - [Build your first website](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/first-website/) - [Finish account setup and make your next edit](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/account-setup/) - [Start developing after accepting an invite](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/join-a-team/) - [Use Answer Cloud with an existing website](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/existing-website/) - [Find your way around the dashboard](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/dashboard/) - [Launch checklist](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/getting-started/launch-checklist/)
### Agents and integrations 7 guides Connect your assistant and manage the right site with confidence. - [Connect AI to your website with MCP](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/overview/) - [Official plugins overview](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/plugins/) - [Connect Claude Code](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/claude-code/) - [Connect Codex](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/codex/) - [Connect other supported assistants](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/other-clients/) - [Authentication and permissions](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/authentication/) - [Common requests for your agent](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/agents/common-workflows/)
### Hosting and deployments 10 guides Build with Astro, publish from your agent or GitHub, and manage releases. - [Hosting concepts](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/overview/) - [Manage a hosted website with MCP](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/agent-workflow/) - [Build and preview an Astro site](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/astro/) - [Deploy a ZIP or a small inline artifact](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/deploy/) - [Deploy from GitHub](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/github/) - [Staging and production releases](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/environments/) - [Deployment history and rollback](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/rollback/) - [Static site requirements and URL behavior](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/static-sites/) - [301 and 302 redirects](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/redirects/) - [Move an existing site to Answer Cloud hosting](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/hosting/migration/)
### Domains and HTTPS 4 guides Connect your domain, understand DNS, and verify HTTPS. - [Domain concepts and requirements](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/domains/overview/) - [Connect a custom domain](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/domains/connect/) - [Connect an AI companion subdomain](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/domains/companion-subdomain/) - [Resolve DNS and certificate problems](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/domains/troubleshooting/)
### Content and CMS 8 guides Structure collections, author content, and publish without a rebuild. - [CMS concepts](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/overview/) - [Create a collection and its fields](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/collections/) - [Create and edit content](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/entries/) - [Preview and publish content](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/publishing/) - [Build and update collection templates](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/templates/) - [Archive, delete, and republish content](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/content-lifecycle/) - [Publish to a connected Webflow site](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/webflow/) - [Write and maintain useful website content](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/cms/content-quality/)
### Chat, search, and forms 9 guides Give visitors useful answers, site search, and a conversational next step. - [How website chat works](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/overview/) - [Install chat on an existing website](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/installation/) - [Configure chat on a hosted website](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/hosted-widget/) - [Customize appearance and accessibility](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/appearance/) - [Test answers and improve grounding](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/answer-quality/) - [Review conversations and identify content gaps](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/conversations/) - [Set up site search](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/site-search/) - [Chat across languages](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/languages/) - [Add forms that continue in AI chat](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/chat/forms/)
### Analytics 7 guides Understand visits, agents, crawlers, referrals, and conversations. - [Analytics concepts and metrics](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/overview/) - [Read the analytics dashboard](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/dashboard/) - [Run agent analytics with a Cloudflare Worker](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/cloudflare-worker/) - [How collection differs across hosted and external sites](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/collection/) - [Understand bot classifications and coverage](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/bots/) - [Measure human referrals from AI services](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/ai-referrals/) - [Investigate missing, delayed, or unexpected analytics](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/analytics/troubleshooting/)
### AI visibility and discovery 7 guides Review evidence, improve your content, and verify discovery. - [AI visibility fundamentals](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/overview/) - [Read your answer engine report](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/reports/) - [Understand report methodology](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/methodology/) - [Generated discovery files and text mirrors](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/discovery-files/) - [Manage crawler access and diagnose blocked content](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/crawler-access/) - [Improve content readiness](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/content-readiness/) - [Turn recommendations into a content plan](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/ai-visibility/content-plan/)
### Organizations, accounts, and billing 8 guides Manage sites, access, plans, usage, and your data. - [Manage multiple organizations and sites](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/organizations-and-sites/) - [Account access and recovery](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/access/) - [Plans and feature availability](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/plans/) - [Usage limits and allowances](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/limits/) - [Billing, payments, and subscription changes](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/billing/) - [Data collection, retention, export, and deletion](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/data/) - [Security and integration credentials](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/security/) - [Get help and report an issue](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/account/support/)
### Reference 10 guides Find tool arguments, embed options, responses, and error codes. - [MCP tool directory](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/mcp/) - [Site and deployment tools](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/deploy-tools/) - [GitHub tools](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/github-tools/) - [CMS tools](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/cms-tools/) - [Release, domain, and widget tools](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/site-configuration-tools/) - [Analytics, chat, reporting, and search tools](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/reporting-tools/) - [Embed configuration reference](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/embed-settings/) - [Public chat and form HTTP interfaces](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/chat-and-form-http/) - [Errors, warnings, and status values](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/errors/) - [Glossary](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/reference/glossary/)
### Troubleshooting and maintenance 5 guides Diagnose an issue, recover your work, and keep the site healthy. - [First launch and account handoff failures](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/troubleshooting/first-launch/) - [Build, upload, and deployment failures](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/troubleshooting/deployments/) - [Content missing or rendered incorrectly](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/troubleshooting/content/) - [Chat, forms, and search are not working](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/troubleshooting/chat-and-search/) - [Maintain your site and review product changes](https://staging-answer-cloud-pink.ansr.site/docs/troubleshooting/maintenance/)