Creating a Project

From the AI Studio homepage (/ai-studio), click the New Project button in the top-right corner. The page replaces the project grid with a full-width, three-step wizard: Upload Images, Classify, and Processing. If you have no projects yet you will see a centered empty state with a Create Your First Project call-to-action button that opens the same wizard.

Step 1 is the Upload Images screen. Start by optionally entering a Project Name in the text field — something like the property address works well (e.g., '123 Main Street'). This name appears as the project title on the project card and inside the detail page. The name is stored in the project's notes field; if you leave it blank the card will display 'Untitled Project'. Click the dashed upload zone or tap anywhere on it to open your file picker. The uploader accepts JPEG, PNG, and WebP files; selecting non-image files will show an error. You can add files in multiple batches — each pick merges into the existing set.

Each file is uploaded immediately as you select it: a pre-signed URL is obtained from the backend, the file is PUT directly to S3, and the CDN URL is stored locally. A spinner appears on the upload zone while files are in flight. Once at least one file has finished uploading, a thumbnail grid appears below the zone and a Continue to Classification button becomes active. There is no stated maximum file count per project, but all photos in a single project are run through one workflow, so it is best practice to group shots from the same property together.

After all your photos are uploaded, click Continue to Classification to move to Step 2. If you want to add more files first, you can click the upload zone again at any time before proceeding. To cancel the entire wizard and return to the project list, click the back-arrow button in the top-left of the wizard header.

Once you click Continue to Classification the wizard animates to the Classify Your Images screen. From there the flow is covered in the Image Classification lesson. When classification is submitted, the wizard shows a brief Processing Started screen with a spinner and the message 'Your images are being processed. This may take a few minutes.' and then automatically redirects you to the new project's detail page at /ai-studio/[id].