# Getting Started with SYNDI Welcome to SYNDI, your comprehensive Laboratory Information Management System. This guide provides quick access to documentation based on your role and needs. Whether you're a laboratory technician, researcher, developer, or system administrator, you'll find the resources you need to get started quickly and effectively. ## Quick Navigation by Role ### Laboratory Personnel & Researchers - [PAUL User Documentation](paul/user/index.md) - Auto-generating SOPs from written protocols - [SAM User Documentation](sam/user/index.md) - Authoring/editing compliant Standard Operating Procedures - [CLAIRE User Documentation](claire/user/index.md) - Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) generation workflows ### Developers & Integrators - [PAUL Developer Documentation](paul/dev/index.md) - LLM integration and tuning - [SAM Developer Documentation](sam/dev/index.md) - SOP schema design, validation, and submission - [CLAIRE Developer Documentation](claire/dev/index.md) - APIs, integration, ELN schema guides ### System Administrators - [System Administration](shared/system-admin/index.md) - Deployment and configuration - [First Deployment Guide](shared/system-admin/quickstart/first-deployment.md) - Deploy SYNDI for the first time - [Local Development Setup](shared/system-admin/development/local-setup.md) - Complete development environment setup - [Configuration Management](shared/system-admin/configuration/index.md) - System settings and optimization - [Compliance Management](shared/compliance/index.md) - Regulatory requirements and audit trails ### Architects & Decision Makers - [PAUL System Design](paul/design/index.md) - Protocol automation architecture - [SAM System Design](sam/design/index.md) - SOP modeling and workflow design - [CLAIRE System Design](claire/design/index.md) - Architecture and compliance frameworks - [AI Partnering](shared/ai/index.md) - Partnering with AI agents to improve/sustain the system ## First Steps 1. **Environment Setup**: Start with [Local Development Setup](shared/system-admin/development/local-setup.md) for complete development environment setup 2. **System Configuration**: Review [System Administration](shared/system-admin/index.md) for installation and configuration 3. **User Onboarding**: Review the appropriate user documentation for your primary workflow 4. **Integration**: Explore developer documentation for API access and custom integrations 5. **Compliance**: Ensure you understand [compliance requirements](shared/compliance/index.md) for your regulatory environment