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

# Best Use Cases

> Architect shines wherever an app needs to think, reason, research, or talk — not just render CRUD forms. Here's how to know if your idea is a great fit.

## The Core Rule

If your app needs **agentic thinking** — reasoning, analysis, research, or domain expertise — Architect is the right tool. Architect was purpose-built to orchestrate multiple AI agents, tools, and data sources behind a polished UI, which makes it dramatically better than general-purpose vibe coding tools for any use case where intelligence is the product.

<Tip>
  Rule of thumb: if a human currently does this task using their brain (reading, deciding, summarizing, advising, interviewing), Architect is likely the best way to automate it.
</Tip>

## Where Architect Excels

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Agentic Reasoning" icon="brain-circuit">
    Apps where the AI has to plan, decide between options, or chain multiple steps to reach an outcome — not just generate a single response.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analysis & Insights" icon="chart-mixed">
    Apps that ingest data (documents, spreadsheets, tickets, logs) and produce structured analysis, comparisons, scorecards, or recommendations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Research Automation" icon="magnifying-glass-chart">
    Apps that search, read, and synthesize information from the web, internal docs, or external APIs — and deliver a concise, cited answer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Voice Agents" icon="microphone">
    Conversational agents that handle calls, interviews, or voice-driven workflows end-to-end — with real-time reasoning built in.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Domain Expert Apps" icon="user-doctor">
    Apps that encode specialist knowledge — legal, medical, financial, HR, compliance — and apply it consistently to every request.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-Step Workflows" icon="diagram-project">
    Apps that coordinate several tools (Gmail + HubSpot + Slack, for example) and make autonomous decisions about what to do next.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Example Fits

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Analysis & Decision Support" icon="chart-line">
    * Resume screeners that score candidates against a rubric and draft rejection or interview emails
    * Contract reviewers that flag risky clauses and suggest redlines
    * Financial statement analyzers that extract KPIs and compare against benchmarks
    * Support ticket triagers that categorize, prioritize, and route incoming requests
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Research Agents" icon="book-open-reader">
    * Market research assistants that pull competitor data and produce a briefing
    * Academic literature reviewers (pair with the Arxiv integration)
    * Due-diligence agents that compile a company profile from public sources
    * News digest agents that summarize overnight developments in your industry
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Voice & Conversational Agents" icon="phone-volume">
    * Voice-based lead qualification agents for inbound calls
    * Interview bots that conduct structured candidate screenings
    * Voice-driven internal assistants (HR helpdesk, IT support)
    * Survey agents that collect structured feedback over phone or chat
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Domain-Specific Expert Apps" icon="gavel">
    * Legal intake assistants that pre-qualify cases and draft engagement letters
    * Clinical scribes that convert conversation transcripts into structured notes
    * Compliance reviewers that check deliverables against regulatory checklists
    * Financial advisors that tailor recommendations to a client's portfolio
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Autonomous Workflows" icon="robot">
    * Sales outreach agents: find leads (Apollo) → email (Gmail) → log (HubSpot)
    * Incident responders: detect issue → diagnose → notify (Slack) → file ticket (Linear)
    * Content pipelines: research → draft → post to LinkedIn / Twitter
    * Meeting coordinators: parse email → check Google Calendar → book → confirm
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## When Architect May Not Be the Best Fit

Architect is a powerhouse for *intelligent* apps. It's **not** the ideal tool for:

* Pure **static websites** (marketing pages, portfolios) — use a traditional website builder.
* Simple **CRUD apps** with no AI component — a low-code tool may be faster.
* Heavy **real-time multiplayer** apps (collaborative editors, live games) — these need specialized infrastructure.

If your idea involves zero reasoning or zero domain knowledge, you probably don't need an agentic platform.

<Tip>
  Not sure whether your idea fits? Open the **AI Consultant** in Architect and describe your goal — it'll tell you whether Architect is the right fit and suggest the agent architecture.
</Tip>

## Next Step

Once you've confirmed your idea is a good fit, head to the [Build Guide](/build/build-guide) to turn it into a deployed app.