# Introduction to Tidy

> What Tidy is, who it is for, and how these docs are laid out.

Source: https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs
Section: Introduction to Tidy

Tidy is agent estimating and bid management software for construction subcontractors. It replaces the shared bid spreadsheet with one place where your team takes in bid invites, measures the drawings, prices the work, sends the proposal and follows up until you hear back. An AI agent works alongside you at every step, and you approve what it does.

## Who it is for

Specialty and trade contractors who bid work to general contractors, owners and developers. Estimators, chief estimators and owners all use the same company workspace.

## What you can do

| Stage | In Tidy |
| --- | --- |
| Get invites in | Forward invites to your bids address, or paste them for the agent to read. See [Bring in bid invites](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/bid-intake). |
| Decide and assign | Accept or decline, pick the estimator and track every bid on [Opportunities](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/opportunities). |
| Measure | Take off drawings in a [workspace](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/workspaces), by hand or with [AI takeoff](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/ai-takeoff). |
| Ask questions | Send numbered [RFIs](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/rfis) and record the answers. |
| Price | Build a [budget](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/budgets) from your cost library, request vendor pricing and [level sub quotes](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/subcontract-leveling). |
| Propose and submit | Send a branded [proposal](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/proposals) and [submit the bid](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/bid-submission). |
| Win it | Approve AI-drafted [follow-ups](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/follow-ups) until the client answers. |
| Stay organized | Your [Hub](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/hub), [tasks](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/tasks-and-notes), [records](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/records) and [weekly reports](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/reports). |

## How these docs are laid out

- **Introduction to Tidy**: start here. [Quickstart](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/quickstart), [key concepts](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/key-concepts), [finding your way around](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/navigating-tidy), [plans and limits](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/plans-and-limits) and [docs for AI agents](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/docs-for-ai-agents).
- **How to use Tidy**: step-by-step guides for common jobs, such as [running a takeoff](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/guides/run-a-takeoff) or [getting the most out of the Tidy agent](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/guides/work-with-the-tidy-agent).
- **Features**: what each part of Tidy is, where to find it, and what the agent can do there.

Every page has a **Copy page as Markdown** button and **Ask Claude** and **Ask ChatGPT** links, so you can take a page to your own assistant.

> [!agent]
> These docs are built for agents too. Start with [llms.txt](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/llms.txt) for the index or [llms-full.txt](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/llms-full.txt) for everything in one file. Every page is also available as Markdown by adding `.md` to its address. Inside Tidy and over MCP, use `search_tidy_docs` and `read_tidy_doc`. See [Docs for AI agents](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/get-started/docs-for-ai-agents).

## Get help

Use **Report a bug** or **Send feedback** in the account menu at the bottom of the sidebar, or [contact us](https://automatedconstruction.io/contact).