# Developer Onboarding

New developers often face challenges like steep learning curves, inconsistent documentation across tooling and internal processes, and struggle getting familiar with best practices at the organization. All of these challenges can impact productivity, engagement, and retention.

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### How Cortex helps with Developer Onboarding

You can use Cortex features to streamline the onboarding process:

* Use the Cortex Catalog as a centralized view of environments and tools, enabling new team members to onboard efficiently, contribute confidently, and adhere to best practices
* Create multi-step onboarding [Workflows](/solutions/dev-onboarding/configure.md#step-2-automate-onboarding-processes-via-workflows) that collect new hire information, provision access to internal tools, and send welcome messages in Slack or Microsoft Teams
* Automate best practices for new services and infrastructure via Workflows, ensuring that developers follow organizational standards from day one
* Use [Cortex MCP](/solutions/dev-onboarding/configure.md#step-3-configure-cortex-mcp) to give new developers a quick and easy way to obtain information about your environment, key runbooks and documents to review, and more
* Track which users have accessed Cortex via the [Onboarding Management](/solutions/dev-onboarding/in-action.md#use-onboarding-management-to-check-onboarding-status) tool

## Run successful developer onboarding with Cortex

Learn how to use Cortex features for Developer Onboarding: [**Standardize and automate Developer Onboarding**](/solutions/dora/configure.md).

Learn about maintaining an efficient onboarding process: [**Developer Onboarding in action**](/solutions/dev-onboarding/in-action.md).

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Looking for additional resources on Developer Onboarding in Cortex? Check out the [Cortex Academy "Developer Onboarding" course](https://academy.cortex.io/courses/developer-onboarding), available to all Cortex customers and POVs.
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