> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chatref.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to Chatref

> Put a smart AI chat assistant on your website that answers visitors using your own content.

Chatref lets any business put a smart AI chat assistant on its website. Your bot
answers visitors using your own content – your pages, files, and FAQs – so the
answers always match your business.

It's built for people who run the business, not the code. Store owners, SaaS
founders, agencies, and clinics can set up a bot in minutes – no developers and
no plugins to install.

## Find your way around

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create an agent" icon="robot" href="/agents/creating-an-agent">
    Set up your bot – one per website or use-case – and give it a name.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Train it" icon="book" href="/knowledge-base/overview">
    Feed it your website, files, and text so it answers from your own content.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize the widget" icon="paint-roller" href="/widget/appearance">
    Match the chat bubble to your brand with colors, an icon, and a logo.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy it" icon="code" href="/deploy/embed-on-website">
    Add your bot to your site with a single line of code.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Read chats" icon="inbox" href="/inbox/conversations">
    See every visitor conversation in your Inbox and reply as a human when needed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Track results" icon="chart-line" href="/insights/overview">
    Watch what your bot answered, what it couldn't, and where to improve.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How Chatref works

Your bot follows a simple loop. You train it, test it, deploy it, then keep
improving it as you learn what your visitors ask.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Train">
    Point Chatref at your website and add any files or text. Your bot learns
    your content so it can answer questions about your business.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test">
    Try your bot in the **Playground** – a live chat that uses your real
    settings. Ask it questions and adjust the personality or AI model.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy">
    Copy the one-line script from **Deploy** and paste it into your site. Your
    bot goes live for every visitor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Improve">
    Read real chats in the **Inbox** and check **Insights** to see what to add
    to your Knowledge Base next.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Try it free

Every new account starts with **\$50 of free trial credit**, so you can build,
train, and test before paying anything. Chatref is
[pay as you go](/billing/overview) – no monthly plan, nothing to cancel.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Start the Quickstart" icon="bolt" href="/quickstart">
    Go from sign-up to a live bot on your website in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Key concepts" icon="book" href="/concepts">
    Learn the handful of words that make Chatref click.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>