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title: Introduction
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# Introduction
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If you've ever thought, "wouldn't it be cool if GitHub could…"; imma stop you right there. Most features can actually be added via [GitHub Apps](https://docs.github.com/apps/), which extend GitHub and can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. Apps are first class actors within GitHub.
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**Probot is a framework for building [GitHub Apps](http://docs.github.com/apps) in [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)**. It aims to eliminate all the drudgery–like receiving and validating webhooks, and doing authentication handstands–so you can focus on the features you want to build.
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Probot apps are easy to write, deploy, and share. Many of the most popular Probot apps are hosted, so there's nothing for you to deploy and manage. Here are just a few examples of things that have been built with Probot:
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{% include "docs/examples" %}
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Check out the [featured apps](https://probot.github.io/apps/) or [browse more examples on GitHub](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Aprobot-app&type=Repositories)
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Ready to get started?
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