> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.creativeconners.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.creativeconners.com/docs/spikemark/quickstart/program-your-show.md). # Sharpen Your Programming Skills ### Steps To A Successful Load-in We made a step-by-step [checklist](/docs/spikemark/steps-for-a-successful-load-in.md) for you to use when planning and loading in your automation for your show. This check list will dig into the nuts and bolts of all the things you may need to do to configure your machines in Spikemark. ### Stage Model Viewer Edit the schematic for the [Stage Model Viewer](/docs/spikemark/stage-model-viewer.md) to visualize your machines like they appear in your venue. ### Tags, Filters, and Search Apply [Tags](/docs/spikemark/tags.md), [Filters](/docs/spikemark/filters.md), or [Search](/docs/spikemark/search.md) to easily see just the machines you want to see and none of the machines you don't. ### Cue Links Jump into [Cue Links](/docs/spikemark/cue-links.md) to create complex moves, change speeds mid move, or create an endless cycle of moves. ### More Than Just Motors You can control more than just motors in Spikemark. Communicate with other devices using an I/O device like the [Stagehand FX](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-fx.md), or using network with the [UDP Messenger](/docs/spikemark/show-control/udp/udp-messenger.md), [OSC Messenger](/docs/spikemark/show-control/osc/osc-messenger.md), or [Modbus Effects](/docs/spikemark/show-control/modbus-effect.md). ### Integrate Moving Scenery With Video or Projection Use Common Show Control protocols such as [OSC(Open Sound Control)](/docs/spikemark/show-control/osc/open-sound-control-osc.md), [PSN(PosiStageNet)](/docs/spikemark/show-control/posistagenet-psn.md), [Watchout](/docs/spikemark/show-control/watchout-position-output.md), or [UDP](/docs/spikemark/show-control/udp/udp-position-output.md) to stream position data over the network. ### Keyboard Shortcuts Step up programming speed with [Keyboard Shortcuts](/docs/spikemark/keyboard-shortcuts.md) ### Motor Status Icons Know exactly what your machines are doing with [Status Icons](/docs/spikemark/motor-status-icons.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.creativeconners.com/docs/spikemark/quickstart/program-your-show.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.