# Create Base Using AI

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-base
Last updated: 2026-10-03

Generate a complete NocoDB base with tables, views, fields and relationships from a plain-language prompt with NocoAI.

## Overview

Describe your needs in plain language, and NocoAI generates a complete base. The base includes tables, views, fields and relationships. Use this for fast prototypes and workflow automation. You do not need technical skills.

## Steps to Create a Base Using AI

1. In the left sidebar, click **+ Create Base**.
2. In the dialog, select **✨ Build Base with AI**.
3. *(Optional)* Select a **Use Case**. NocoAI fills in a sample prompt for it.
4. Edit the suggested prompt, or type your own prompt. For example:
   > Streamline the hiring process by managing candidate applications, scheduling interviews, and tracking hiring outcomes.
5. *(Optional)* Add **Additional Context**, for example the organization name, industry and audience. This helps NocoAI fit the results to your needs.
6. Click **Suggest Tables & Views**. NocoAI analyzes your prompt and generates the recommended schema.
7. Review the suggested tables and their views.
8. To review the relationships, open the **Relationship Diagram** tab. This tab shows an auto-generated ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram).
9. When the structure is correct, click **Create Base**. NocoAI creates the base, and you can start to use it.

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## Tips for Better AI Suggestions

* **Be clear and specific**\
  Do not use vague descriptions such as “make a project tracker.” Write a clear description, for example:
  > Track multiple projects with assigned team members, tasks, deadlines, and project status updates.

* **Mention key entities and relationships**\
  Write what you want to manage and how the items relate.
  > Each candidate can apply to multiple job openings and be scheduled for multiple interviews.

* **Add extra context**\
  Fill in fields such as **Industry** or **Audience**. They help guide the AI.

* **Start simple, refine later**\
  If necessary, edit the prompt and generate the suggestions again.

## Next Steps

After you create your base, try more NocoAI capabilities:

* AI-assisted **[View Suggestions](/docs/product/noco-ai/create-view)**
* AI-assisted **Field Suggestions**
* Prompt-based **Formula Generation**
* Smart **Select Option** predictions

Let AI do the work, and focus on what matters to you.

## Availability

* You can create a base with AI on **NocoDB Cloud** (Plus plan and above). On Cloud, this uses [credits](/docs/product/workspaces/credits).
* On self-hosted deployments (Business plan and above), you must configure your own AI integration.

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## Related pages

- [What NocoAI can do](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/capabilities.md): The full list of actions that the NocoAI assistant can do in NocoDB, the role each action needs, and what NocoAI cannot do yet.
- [Create Tables Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-table.md): Generate NocoDB tables and their relationships from plain-language prompts with NocoAI.
- [Create Views Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-view.md): Generate useful views for a NocoDB table with NocoAI.
- [Filter Records Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-filter.md): Filter NocoDB table records with a plain-language description through NocoAI.
- [Create Fields Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-field.md): Generate relevant fields for a NocoDB table from a description with NocoAI.
- [Create Options Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-options.md): Generate options for NocoDB Single Select and Multi Select fields with NocoAI.
- [Generate Formulas Using AI](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/noco-ai/create-formula.md): Generate NocoDB formulas from plain-language prompts with NocoAI.