> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/start-using-sigma/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://help.sigmacomputing.com/_mcp/server.

# Start using Sigma

> Sigma provides instructional material, document templates, and sample data to help you get started.

Sigma provides instructional material, document templates, and sample data to help you get started.

#### [Just starting out?](/docs/learn-sigma)

Check out tutorials, live training, and interactive coursework — including the introductory tutorial Sigma Fundamentals for Builders.

#### [Need inspiration?](/docs/get-started-with-templates)

If you're familiar with core features but want to see examples, explore Sigma templates, available in all organizations by default.

#### [Want to test your skills?](/docs/sigmas-sample-connection)

Try out a new feature or workflow with sample data using Sigma's sample connection, available in all organizations by default.

> Official documentation and guidance for using Sigma to build AI apps, dashboards, and agents on governed warehouse data.

## Docs

- [Sigma's sample connection](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/sigmas-sample-connection.md): Access sample connections on Snowflake and Databricks, named the Sigma Sample Database and Sigma Sample Catalog .
- [Sigma Public](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/sigma-public.md): Sigma Public is a free-to-use platform where you can create, share, and explore apps built in Sigma.
- [Get started with templates](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/get-started-with-templates.md): Sigma provides templates to help you get started using Sigma features and functionality.
- [Create documents from templates](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/create-workbooks-from-templates.md): Create Sigma workbooks, reports, and AI apps from reusable templates for consistent, faster document building.
- [AI cost templates](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/ai-cost-templates.md): Compare the Sigma templates that monitor AI spend and usage across Claude, OpenAI, and Snowflake Cortex, and choose the one that matches your data.
- [Claude spend template](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/claude-spend-template.md): Monitor your organization's Claude Enterprise (Anthropic) spend and usage with an executive cost overview, adoption metrics, and skill and connector usage details.
- [OpenAI spend template](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/openai-spend-template.md): Monitor your organization's OpenAI API spend with an executive cost overview showing total spend, trend, and the line items, projects, and users driving it.
- [Snowflake AI spend template](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/snowflake-ai-spend-template.md): Monitor your organization's Snowflake Cortex AI Functions spend and usage with an executive cost overview and per-warehouse, per-user, and per-department attribution.
- [Snowflake Cortex cost template](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/snowflake-cortex-cost-template.md): Monitor spend and adoption across every Snowflake Cortex product — Agents, AI SQL functions (AISQL), AI Functions, Analyst, Code (CoCo), CoWork, and Search — with an executive cost overview and per-product, per-user, and per-department attribution.
- [Snowflake usage templates](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/snowflake-usage-templates.md): Use Sigma Snowflake usage templates for prebuilt analysis of Snowflake consumption, performance, and costs.
- [Get started with AI in Sigma](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/getting-started-with-ai.md): AI-powered features in Sigma help accelerate analysis and reduce friction when understanding data, building logic, and interpreting outputs.