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+# Getting started
+
+The Elsa workflows engine is already wired into the app — there is nothing to
+install. Open the **Elsa Flows** page from the main menu.
+
+## Create a definition
+
+1. On **Elsa Flows**, click **New**.
+2. Pick a root template (empty or a starter graph).
+3. Give the workflow a name and save.
+
+The definition list on `/flows` shows one row per definition (the latest
+version). Use the version filter in the list header to switch between
+*Latest*, *Published*, *Draft* and *All versions*.
+
+## Run it
+
+Select a definition and press **Run** in the toolbar. A new run opens on the
+**Runs** page (`/flows/runs`), where you can follow the incident list, the
+journal and the execution call stack.
+
+<div class="docs-note">
+A definition must be <strong>published</strong> before the engine can execute it.
+Running a draft returns the engine's <em>published version not found</em> error.
+</div>
+
+```json
+{
+  "definitionId": "hello-world",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "isPublished": true
+}
+```