How it works

Four steps from "I use AI"
to "I architect AI workflows."

Cortex rewires how you think. The Studio runs entire workflows visually. Bring your own API key — your data never leaves your control.

01

Train your prompting brain

Start with Cortex — 5 free + 7 paid micro-courses built on 8 cognitive-science pillars. You don't watch videos. You externalize your thinking, pick between A/B paths, spot the structural keys in good prompts, and earn certificates.

12 micro-courses · 5 free
She — your AI guide
Choice-based A/B learning
Brain Upgraded certificate
Open Cortex
02

Connect your API key (once)

Paste your Anthropic or OpenAI key into Settings. Stored only in this browser's localStorage. Forwarded per-request, never logged, never persisted. Audit every call in your browser's network tab.

Anthropic + OpenAI supported
BYOK — never persisted server-side
Mock mode works without a key
Cost meter per workflow
Set up keys
03

Build workflows in the Studio

Open the Studio. Drag node-type pills from the top bar — Goal · Role · Context · Instruction · Chain-of-Thought · Output Format · Self-Critique · Agent Loop. Connect them with typed edges (sequential · parallel · conditional · loop · feedback). Or load one of 12 pre-built templates.

15 node types · 5 edge logics
12 ready-made templates
Skills library + Snippets palette
Live compiled-prompt panel
Open the Studio
04

Run and export

Hit Run. Watch nodes execute in order, edges animate as data flows, output streams into your terminal nodes. Copy the final result, or export the whole workflow as JSON · YAML · Mermaid · LangGraph Python · Executable JS · or a full Next.js project zip.

Animated edge data-flow
Run-output drawer with copy
6 export formats
Token + cost tracking
Try a run

Privacy by design

Your prompts. Your keys. Your control.

Keys live in your browser

Never persisted on our servers. Cleared when you log out.

Every call is auditable

Inspect headers, payloads, responses in your network tab.

Server-side proxy, no logs

Your key is forwarded per-request, never persisted. We log only run analytics — no keys, no prompt bodies.

Ready to start?

Free during beta. No credit card. Two tools, one flow.