Kontext Getting-Started Guide for New Founders — First 30 Days

A quick, read-only summary of the five-step path from sign-up to your first app.

Sign up

  • Kontext is free to start. Sign in with the email you applied with — no card is needed.
  • The Starter plan is $30/month with 1,000 credits/month for apps and websites in a workspace you own.
  • Your workspace includes a backend and a web app deployed on canisters you control, signed in with your own passkeys.
  • Next action: go to kontext.network and sign in.

Describe your app idea

  • In App Studio chat, describe what you want in one to three sentences.
  • Name the nouns (the things the app manages); they become the data model and screens.
  • If the idea is still vague, start in Launchpad instead.

Build it in App Studio

  • Kontext turns the description into a new project: idea → structure → files.
  • Several AI workers write the server and screens in parallel.
  • You get a working full-stack app to preview and deploy.

Open and refine the draft

  • Open the draft project inside App Studio.
  • Preview the generated screens and server.
  • Edit the data model, screens, and copy until the app matches your idea.
  • Deploy to update your live app.

What next

  • Deploy your app to make it available.
  • Share it with first users and collect feedback.
  • If you want a guided path from idea to launch, use Launchpad.
  • Return to the full guide for the rest of your first 30 days.