> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://villagely.gitbook.io/site/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://villagely.gitbook.io/site/start-here/platform-overview.md).

# Platform overview

Villagely is a no-code platform for running grant, scholarship, and competitive application programs. It connects the public application experience, staff operations, workflow management, and reporting inside one tenant so teams can run a complete program without rebuilding the process each time.

## What you can do

* Publish opportunities with their own public visibility, open, and closing dates.
* Pair each opportunity with a configurable application form and workflow.
* Manage applications, organizations, and user records in the same environment.
* Create public content pages that support discovery, eligibility guidance, and application launch.
* Export data once the program moves from intake to review, decision-making, and reporting.

## Good to know

* Villagely is organized around a shared record model, so opportunities, applications, organizations, users, and content can stay linked.
* Each tenant works in its own separate space, with its own forms, settings, languages, and workflow rules.
* Runtime experiences differ by role, so applicants, staff, reviewers, and platform users do not all see the same actions or editing access.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Where to find this**

Applicants usually start from `/`, public content pages at `/Pages/{pageName}`, and the application experience itself. Staff usually work from `/Home`, opportunity editors, the form builder, application lists, content pages, and reporting routes.
{% endhint %}

## Next step

{% content-ref url="/pages/Bj99azDIfsInyArgEc7I" %}
[Who Villagely is for](/site/start-here/who-villagely-is-for.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/6K1Jfr45eYd6zTyhgFqz" %}
[Launch and run a program](/site/staff/launch-and-run-a-program.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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