# Documentation

Start here if you want to understand, install, or extend Krea Reference.

![Krea V9 recipe demo output gallery](assets/krea-v9/demos/recipe-gallery.png)

## Choose A Path

| I want to... | Read this |
| --- | --- |
| See what the nodes can do | [V10 visual HTML guide](krea-v10-user-guide.html) or [V10 Markdown guide](krea-v10-user-guide.md) |
| Learn the core mental model | [V9 visual HTML guide](krea-v9-user-guide.html) or [V9 Markdown guide](krea-v9-user-guide.md) |
| Load a workflow quickly | [Example workflows](../example_workflows/README.md) |
| Understand every recipe | [Recipe section in the V9 Markdown guide](krea-v9-user-guide.md#recipe-chooser) plus the [new V10 recipes](krea-v10-user-guide.md#new-quick-recipes) |
| Configure a guide card | [Guide Card V10](nodes/kg-krea-2-image-guide-card-v10.md) or [Guide Card V9](nodes/kg-krea-2-image-guide-card-v9.md) |
| Configure the stack encoder | [Stack Encoder V10](nodes/kg-krea-2-reference-stack-encoder-v10.md) or [Stack Encoder V9](nodes/kg-krea-2-reference-stack-encoder-v9.md) |
| Understand how and why it works, or extend it | [V9 technical paper](krea-v9-technical-paper.md) (shared architecture) and [V10 technical companion](krea-v10-technical-paper.md) |
| Run maintainer checks | [Testing guide](testing.md) |

## Core Guides

- [Krea 2 V10 documentation index](krea-v10-documentation-index.md)
- [Krea 2 V10 visual user guide](krea-v10-user-guide.html)
- [Krea 2 V10 Markdown user guide](krea-v10-user-guide.md)
- [Krea 2 V10 technical companion](krea-v10-technical-paper.md)
- [Krea 2 V9 documentation index](krea-v9-documentation-index.md)
- [Krea 2 V9 visual user guide](krea-v9-user-guide.html)
- [Krea 2 V9 Markdown user guide](krea-v9-user-guide.md)
- [Krea 2 V9 technical paper](krea-v9-technical-paper.md)
- [Node documentation](nodes/README.md)
- [Example workflows](../example_workflows/README.md)

## Included Node Pages

- [KG Krea 2 Image Guide Card V10](nodes/kg-krea-2-image-guide-card-v10.md)
- [KG Krea 2 Reference Stack Encoder V10](nodes/kg-krea-2-reference-stack-encoder-v10.md)
- [KG Krea 2 Image Guide Card V9](nodes/kg-krea-2-image-guide-card-v9.md)
- [KG Krea 2 Reference Stack Encoder V9](nodes/kg-krea-2-reference-stack-encoder-v9.md)

## Demo Assets

- [V10 demo journeys with embedded workflows](assets/krea-v10/demos/) - input, settings, prompt, and result per demo
- [V9 recipe demo PNGs with embedded workflows](assets/krea-v9/demos/)
- [Synthetic source images](../example_assets/krea-reference-examples/)