# Build something useful. Understand how it works.

Learn how tools, skills and MCP fit together. Start with a New Zealand example, choose a stack and build a workflow you can inspect.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/learn/

## Start in an assistant

Connect a supported client, ask a business question and inspect the tools used to answer it. Learn the difference between what a model says and what a connected source returns.

- [Connect a client](https://aroai.com/integrations): Follow an integration guide.
- [Run the quickstart](https://aroai.com/docs/quickstart): Complete a useful first call.

## Build an automation

Use a recipe to add Aroai tools to a workflow. Follow credential setup, run the example and make sure an error or missing result is handled.

- [n8n client guide](https://aroai.com/integrations/n8n): Connect using a current MCP Client Tool.
- [Browse recipes](https://aroai.com/recipes): Choose a repeatable task.

## Work in code

Start with the endpoint and your framework's current Streamable HTTP client. Inspect the actual tool schemas and outputs, then adapt the example to your application.

## A first project: research a New Zealand business

Search for a business, choose a relevant match, read the entity details and prepare a summary of returned fields. Keep sources and gaps visible. Use the documented sample first, then an authorised live query.

- [Company research recipe](https://aroai.com/recipes/nz-company-research): A complete task path with review points.

## Learn the concepts as you build

Tools provide capabilities. Skills provide a reusable process. Recipes show an implementation. MCP connects a compatible client to the tools and context it can use.

- [Tools, skills and recipes](https://aroai.com/resources/mcp-tools-skills-recipes): A short guide to the building blocks.