When many novices open Coze for the first time, they will go back and forth between a few words: bot, workflow, knowledge base, plugin, which one do you learn first? If the order is reversed, it is easy to learn more and more chaotic, and finally feel that "I understand a little bit of every function, but I still can't do anything".
The more labor-saving order is actually very simple: first learn the bot, then learn the workflow, then touch the knowledge base, and finally understand the plugin. Because you have to know the most basic way for an agent to run, and then deal with stability, data and ability expansion.
Why bots should put the first step
Because it is the smallest available unit. You first create a bot that can reply, debug, and feel the input-output relationship, and then you can truly understand what each capability is filling in for the problem. Otherwise, looking at workflows and plugins at the beginning, it's easy to leave only concepts.
The second step is why the workflow
When you find that prompts alone aren't stable enough, or that the task starts with fixed steps, it's time for the workflow to go. It is not an "advanced show-off", but changes the agent from being able to talk to doing things step by step.
Why should knowledge bases and plugins be put in the back
Because they are all at the service of specific problems. The knowledge base solves "where the data comes from", and the plug-in solves "where the ability expands". If the foundation of the bot and workflow in front is not established, no matter how many bots and workflows are added later, it will only become more and more chaotic.
The most common wrong order for newbies
The most common thing is to frantically look for plug-ins as soon as they come up, or go directly to build complex workflows, and as a result, they haven't even figured out the most basic dialogue logic. Another situation is that the information is not sorted out and you are in a hurry to make a knowledge base, and finally upload a bunch of things, but you don't know what you want it to answer.
For novices, the biggest value of this order is not the "standard answer", but the ability to see the results in every step and not easy to give up halfway.
The order of learning in one sentence
Let it chat first, then let it do things according to the process, then let it use your information, and finally let it connect more capabilities. This is much more efficient and less frustrating than clicking around the function page at the beginning.
