> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rocket.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Task overview

> Learn how Solve, Build, and Intelligence tasks work in Rocket.new.

export const LlmsDirective = () => <blockquote className="llms-directive">
    For the complete documentation index, see <a href="/llms.txt">llms.txt</a>.
    For a lightweight markdown version of this page, append .md to the URL.
  </blockquote>;

<LlmsDirective />

A **task** is the core unit of work in Rocket. Every time you ask Rocket to research a market, build an app, or monitor a competitor, you are creating a task.

## Task types

Rocket has three task types, each with its own workflow and output format. All three start the same way: describe what you need in plain language.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Solve" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/solve/overview">
    Strategic research. Ask a business question and get a structured report with data, insights, and recommendations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build" icon="hammer" href="/build/overview">
    App creation. Describe a web app, mobile app, or website and Rocket generates production-ready code. Includes **Redesign** for transforming existing sites.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Intelligence" icon="radar" href="/intelligence/overview">
    Continuous monitoring. Run the Intelligence setup once per workspace. Intelligence monitors your competitors and surfaces changes to the dashboard automatically.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Standalone vs. project tasks

Tasks exist in two ways:

* **Inside a project:** grouped with related tasks that share context, files, and collaborators. Insights from one task are available to others in the same [project](/getting-started/project/overview). Solve and Build tasks can live in projects.
* **Standalone:** created independently without a project. Useful for quick one-off research, experiments, or individual builds.

Intelligence works differently. Running the setup wizard is a one-time workspace configuration, not a task you repeat. Once approved, Intelligence monitors your competitors continuously. You manage competitors and view signals from the **Intelligence** panel in your sidebar, separate from any project.

<Info>
  If you are working on a larger initiative with multiple related tasks, use a project. For quick standalone questions or experiments, create a task directly.
</Info>

## Task lifecycle

Every task follows the same general flow:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create">
    Start a new task from the home screen or within a project. Describe what you need in plain language: a business question, an app idea, or something to monitor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Iterate">
    Review Rocket's output and refine it through conversation. Ask follow-up questions, request changes, or provide additional context.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ship">
    Use or share the result. Export a Solve report, deploy a Build app, or review Intelligence signals in the dashboard as they arrive.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Credit usage

All tasks consume [credits](/getting-started/credits) based on complexity. Clear, specific prompts use fewer credits than vague requests.

| Task type        | Credit usage                                                    |
| :--------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Solve**        | Depends on research depth and question complexity               |
| **Build**        | Scales with app complexity and number of screens                |
| **Intelligence** | Based on monitoring frequency and number of competitors tracked |

<Card icon="circle-dollar" href="/getting-started/pricing" horizontal arrow="true">
  Check your plan's credit allocation and compare options.
</Card>

## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Prompt intelligence" icon="brain" href="/getting-started/task/prompt-intelligence">
    Learn when Rocket asks questions before starting and how to write prompts that skip them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage tasks" icon="pen-to-square" href="/getting-started/task/manage">
    Create, rename, star, and delete tasks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Projects" icon="folder-open" href="/getting-started/project/overview">
    Group related tasks together with shared context and files.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>