# Quickstart Developing on Nomad is easy as pie. Plug your app into our smart contracts to begin [**sending**](/developers/quickstart/send-messages.md) and [**receiving**](/developers/quickstart/receive-messages.md) cross-chain messages. ### Getting Started Read our **tutorial** to learn how to build cross-chain with Nomad. ### **Time to BUIDL** Fork our **template repo** to get started. ### Example Apps Look here at our [**example xApps**](/developers/application-developers/examples.md). ### Need Inspiration? Peep some **xApp ideas** we'd like to see built on Nomad. ### Got Questions? We've got answers! Check out our **FAQ** or hop in our [**Discord**](https://discord.gg/RurtmJApqm) to chat --- # 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.nomad.xyz/developers/quickstart.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.