# Welcome to Warp {% embed url="" %} ### 1. Welcome to Warp When you open Warp, you’ll see something familiar — a command line interface — but it’s much more than a traditional terminal.\ \ Warp is an Agentic Development Environment (ADE), meaning it’s a space where your primary mode of interaction is through prompts to an AI agent. You can still use Warp just like any terminal: ```bash ls pwd ``` Warp executes those commands exactly as you’d expect.\ \ But when you type natural language — like *“describe my open git changes”* — Warp interprets it as a prompt to launch the agent. *** ### 2. Prompt-Based Coding When you ask something in plain English, Warp’s agent automatically: * Gathers relevant context (your repo, files, or command output) * Runs whatever commands are needed * Returns a structured answer or takes the requested action Example: > “Describe my open git changes.” Warp’s agent will review your current branch, run git commands in the background, and summarize what’s pending. *** ### 3. Blending Terminal and Agentic Workflows The beauty of Warp is in how seamlessly it blends traditional CLI workflows with AI-driven automation.\ You can: * Type commands like a normal shell * Or prompt an agent to do things like debugging, code review, or environment setup No context-switching between apps — it’s all one environment. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.warp.dev/guides/getting-started/welcome-to-warp.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.