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

# Overview

> Practical guides and examples for building with Weights & Biases Weave

Welcome to the Weights & Biases Weave cookbook collection. These hands-on guides provide practical examples and best practices for building applications with Weave.

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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/weave/cookbooks/Intro_to_Weave_Hello_Trace">
    Begin your journey with Weave through practical, hands-on examples covering tracing and evaluation basics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Evaluations & Datasets" icon="chart-line" href="/weave/cookbooks/leaderboard_quickstart">
    Learn how to create evaluations, work with datasets, and build leaderboards for model comparison.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Models & Prompts" icon="brain" href="/weave/cookbooks/Models_and_Weave_Integration_Demo">
    Explore model management, prompt engineering, and optimization techniques with real-world examples.
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  <Card title="Advanced Topics" icon="code-branch" href="/weave/cookbooks/multi-agent-structured-output">
    Dive into complex use cases including multi-agent systems, code generation, and specialized pipelines.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Production & Monitoring" icon="shield-check" href="/weave/cookbooks/online_monitoring">
    Implement production-ready patterns for monitoring, feedback collection, and safety guardrails.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API & Integration" icon="plug" href="/weave/cookbooks/weave_via_service_api">
    Learn how to integrate Weave using the service API and connect with external systems.
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## Featured Cookbooks

### Getting Started

* [Hello Trace](/weave/cookbooks/Intro_to_Weave_Hello_Trace) - Your first steps with Weave tracing
* [Hello Eval](/weave/cookbooks/Intro_to_Weave_Hello_Eval) - Introduction to evaluation concepts

### Evaluations & Datasets

* [Leaderboard Quickstart](/weave/cookbooks/leaderboard_quickstart) - Build model comparison leaderboards
* [HuggingFace Datasets](/weave/cookbooks/hf_dataset_evals) - Evaluate models using HF datasets
* [Import from CSV](/weave/cookbooks/import_from_csv) - Load and work with CSV data

### Models & Prompts

* [Models and Weave Integration](/weave/cookbooks/Models_and_Weave_Integration_Demo) - Comprehensive model integration guide
* [Chain of Density](/weave/cookbooks/chain_of_density) - Advanced prompting techniques
* [DSPy Prompt Optimization](/weave/cookbooks/dspy_prompt_optimization) - Optimize prompts programmatically
* [NotDiamond Custom Routing](/weave/cookbooks/notdiamond_custom_routing) - Implement intelligent model routing

### Advanced Topics

* [Multi-Agent Structured Output](/weave/cookbooks/multi-agent-structured-output) - Complex multi-agent systems
* [Code Generation](/weave/cookbooks/codegen) - Build code generation pipelines
* [OCR Pipeline](/weave/cookbooks/ocr-pipeline) - Process documents with OCR
* [Audio Processing](/weave/cookbooks/audio_with_weave) - Work with audio data in Weave

### Production & Monitoring

* [Online Monitoring](/weave/cookbooks/online_monitoring) - Real-time system monitoring
* [Production Feedback](/weave/cookbooks/feedback_prod) - Collect and analyze user feedback
* [Scorers as Guardrails](/weave/cookbooks/scorers_as_guardrails) - Implement safety measures
* [Custom Model Costs](/weave/cookbooks/custom_model_cost) - Track and optimize costs
* [PII Protection](/weave/cookbooks/pii) - Handle sensitive data safely

### API & Integration

* [Service API Usage](/weave/cookbooks/weave_via_service_api) - Direct API integration patterns