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

# Building Flows custom applications

> Build production-ready web applications for industrial workflows with AI-native development tools and modern web technologies.

**Cognite Flows** enables you to build production-grade web applications that integrate seamlessly with CDF. **Flows** provides an accessible development platform with built-in templates, authentication, and AI-enhanced capabilities for creating scalable industrial applications.

## Key capabilities

* **Modern web platform**: Easy-to-use templates with full customization options.
* **Built-in CDF integration**: Authentication, data access, and SDK utilities.
* **AI-native development**: Pre-built skills and agent patterns for AI coding agents — including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and more.
* **Developer-friendly tools**: Hot reload, automated testing, and simple deployment.
* **Enterprise ready**: Version control and access control with scalable architecture and CI/CD support.

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  <Card title="Get started" icon="rocket" href="/cdf/flows/guides/getting-started">
    Create an app, install dependencies, and run it in CDF.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Builder certification" icon="award" href="/cdf/flows/guides/builder-certification">
    Become a certified Flows custom apps builder for customer environments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Application certification" icon="badge-check" href="/cdf/flows/guides/application-certification">
    Run the four skill-driven steps to certify an app for production deployment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Features" icon="book-open" href="/cdf/flows/concepts/features">
    Scaffolding, auth, Vite, tests, deploy, and data fetching at a glance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Architecture best practices" icon="layers" href="/cdf/flows/concepts/architecture-best-practices">
    Patterns and pitfalls for keeping Flows apps well-structured as they grow.
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  <Card title="Spec-driven development" icon="clipboard-list" href="/cdf/flows/concepts/spec-driven-development">
    Plan features in checked-in specs your team and agent both work from.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skills" icon="wand-sparkles" href="/cdf/flows/concepts/skills">
    Agent-agnostic AI skills that ship with every Flows custom app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run your app locally" icon="laptop" href="/cdf/flows/guides/running-locally">
    Dev server, HTTPS, CDF iframe, and local configuration.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy" icon="upload" href="/cdf/flows/guides/deploying">
    Interactive deploy and CI/CD.
  </Card>
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