> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://k-ai.gitbook.io/knowledge-ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://k-ai.gitbook.io/knowledge-ai/get-started/readme.md).

# Welcome

K-AI is a **Document Knowledge Platform (DKP)** — a platform that turns a dispersed, ungoverned document estate into a reliable, observable, AI-consumable knowledge asset. This site is the technical reference for engineers integrating, evaluating, or operating K-AI. For commercial positioning and category overview, see [k-ai.ai](https://k-ai.ai).

## Where to start

* **I want to evaluate K-AI** → [The K-AI Platform](/knowledge-ai/the-k-ai-platform/platform.md). Architecture, security, deployment, compliance.
* **I want to integrate K-AI** → [Choose your auth](/knowledge-ai/get-started/choose-your-auth.md), then dive into [Sources & ingestion](/knowledge-ai/sources-and-ingestion/sources-ingestion.md), [K-AI Audit](/knowledge-ai/k-ai-audit/audit.md), or [K-AI MCP](/knowledge-ai/k-ai-mcp/mcp.md).
* **I want to operate K-AI** → [Operate](/knowledge-ai/operate/operate.md). Deployment, monitoring, runbooks.

## Map of the documentation

* [**Get started**](/knowledge-ai/get-started/audit-quickstart.md) — quickstarts and auth chooser.
* [**The K-AI Platform**](/knowledge-ai/the-k-ai-platform/platform.md) — DKP concepts, 5-layer architecture, roles, security, compliance.
* [**Authentication**](/knowledge-ai/authentication/authentication.md) — Instance API keys, OAuth 2.1, cookies.
* [**Sources & ingestion**](/knowledge-ai/sources-and-ingestion/sources-ingestion.md) — connectors and the Instance API for indexation control.
* [**K-AI Audit**](/knowledge-ai/k-ai-audit/audit.md) — conflict-first audit workflow (K-AI Audit web app + Audit API + MCP).
* [**K-AI MCP**](/knowledge-ai/k-ai-mcp/mcp.md) — Model Context Protocol surface for AI agents.
* [**Operate**](/knowledge-ai/operate/operate.md) — deployment, monitoring, scaling, runbooks.
* [**Reference**](/knowledge-ai/reference/reference.md) — OpenAPI specs, glossary, errors, changelog.


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