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title: "Creating an Assessment"
slug: "creating-an-assessment"
updated: 2023-12-07T05:53:30Z
published: 2023-12-07T05:53:30Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.nucleussec.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating an Assessment

## Creating an Assessment

Adding new assessments in Nucleus is easy. Here's how:

1. Navigate to the **Assessments** page in Nucleus.
2. Click the New Assessment button.
3. In the Add Assessment window, give your new assessment a name.
4. Select a Type, Status, and Environment from the dropdown menus.
5. Select whether the Service Provider is an Internal or External pentesting resource and add a name.
6. Select a Start Date and End Date for the assessment.
7. Add a Description and Score if desired.
8. Add any Contacts related to the assessment.
9. Click Save.
10. Take a bow because you just created your first Nucleus Assessment!

## Next steps

After creating an assessment, proceed with [adding scans, assets and findings to assessments](/v1/docs/add-findings-to-an-assessment).