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

# Your first prompt

Let's get started creating your first prompt with Prompt Foundry!

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create account">
    If you haven't done so yet, please [create an
    account](https://app.promptfoundry.ai/sign-up) and set up your organization.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/promptfoundry/6mLtahxJoISzlV4f/guides/guide-images/sign-up.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6mLtahxJoISzlV4f&q=85&s=06fc502acaf07e20361aeb03a569bdd5" width="429" height="627" data-path="guides/guide-images/sign-up.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="New prompt">
    Create your first prompt by navigating to the
    ["Prompts"](https://app.promptfoundry.ai/prompts) page and clicking "New
    Prompt" in the upper right corner.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Model">
    Choose the model you want to use for your prompt.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/promptfoundry/6mLtahxJoISzlV4f/guides/guide-images/set-model.gif?s=67ce940664379d882a4a68a1b304b4fe" width="968" height="480" data-path="guides/guide-images/set-model.gif" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="System Message">
    Input a system message for your prompt.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/promptfoundry/6mLtahxJoISzlV4f/guides/guide-images/system-message.gif?s=1b24f0e8e842c54a7789a105b1347a7f" width="1242" height="480" data-path="guides/guide-images/system-message.gif" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add Provider API key">
    <Note>**gpt-4o-mini** is free to use. However, if you want to use the playground or run evaluations with larger models, you will need to add a provider API key.</Note>
    Add your Anthropic or OpenAI API key on the ["Provider API
    Keys"](https://app.promptfoundry.ai/organization#/provider-api-keys) page.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/promptfoundry/6mLtahxJoISzlV4f/guides/guide-images/create-provider-key.gif?s=9f06273925b0c52b3ae1e4dd27c506f8" width="1350" height="480" data-path="guides/guide-images/create-provider-key.gif" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Try it out">
    Test your prompt using our playground by inputting a user message and
    clicking "Send".

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/promptfoundry/6mLtahxJoISzlV4f/guides/guide-images/playground-test.gif?s=bc61a894772dc1d13d4597139802a8df" width="512" height="480" data-path="guides/guide-images/playground-test.gif" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

Next, we'll guide you through creating an evaluation for your prompt.