> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tai42.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guides

> Task-shaped how-to guides.

Task-shaped how-to guides for using the platform and for authoring every kind of plugin.

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  <Card title="Build a tool" icon="wrench" href="/guides/build-a-tool">
    Register a Python function.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Author an agent" icon="robot" href="/guides/author-an-agent">
    Author against the contract.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect an OAuth provider" icon="key" href="/guides/connect-an-oauth-provider">
    Wire a connector end to end.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy" icon="cloud-arrow-up" href="/guides/deploy">
    Run a server for real.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The standard toolbox" icon="toolbox" href="/guides/standard-toolbox">
    The shipped default set.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Plugin authors" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/guides/authors">
    An author path for every plugin type.
  </Card>
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