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# Welcome to Skimming AI

> Build chat-with-your-content experiences using AI. Summarize, extract insights, and interact with any media.

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## What is Skimming AI?

Skimming AI is a multi-functional platform that lets you **chat with any content** — PDFs, documents, images, audio, video, YouTube, websites, and social media posts. Get summaries, ask questions, and extract insights in seconds.

Available via **Web App**, **Chrome Extension**, **Android App**, and a powerful **REST API**.

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## Why Choose Skimming AI?

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  <Card title="Multi-Model AI" icon="brain">
    Choose from **GPT-4o**, **Claude 3.7 Sonnet**, **Gemini 2.0 Flash**, and more. Pick the model that fits your use case.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Universal Ingestion" icon="file-import">
    PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, audio, video, YouTube, websites, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Facebook — all supported.
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  <Card title="Real-Time Streaming" icon="bolt">
    Get responses as they generate via **Server-Sent Events (SSE)**. No waiting for the full response.
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  <Card title="Interactive Q&A" icon="comments">
    Don't just summarize — **ask follow-up questions** and dive deeper into any content.
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## What You Can Build

| Use Case                      | Description                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Document Q\&A**             | Upload PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, or slides. Ask questions and get answers with citations. |
| **YouTube Insights**          | Paste a video URL. Get a summary or ask specific questions about the content.                  |
| **Website & Social Analysis** | Analyze any webpage, Instagram post, tweet, LinkedIn update, or Facebook post.                 |
| **Audio & Video Chat**        | Upload recordings, podcasts, or video files. Transcribe and chat with the content.             |
| **Image Understanding**       | Extract text (OCR), describe visuals, or answer questions about images.                        |

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## How It Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get Your API Key">
    Generate an API key from your [Skimming AI Dashboard](https://www.skimming.ai).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ingest Content">
    Upload a file or provide a URL to the `/source` endpoint. You'll receive a `file_id`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Chat with Content">
    Use the `file_id` with any `/chat` endpoint to ask questions or get summaries.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Plans & Limits

| Feature     | Free Plan         | Paid Plans    |
| ----------- | ----------------- | ------------- |
| Credits     | \~1,000/month     | Based on plan |
| Documents   | Up to 200 files   | Based on plan |
| Video/Audio | Up to 480 minutes | Based on plan |
| File Size   | Up to 5 MB        | Up to 200 MB  |

<Tip>
  Credits vary by model: **GPT-4o Mini** = 1 credit, **GPT-4o** = 5 credits, **Claude 3.7** = 25 credits, **GPT-4** = 100 credits.
</Tip>

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## Security & Privacy

<Info>
  * **Encrypted in transit** via HTTPS
  * **Files stored securely** in your account
  * **Delete anytime** — you control your data
  * **API keys** generated using 256-bit cryptographic security
</Info>

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## Get Started

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Build your first chat-with-content experience in under 5 minutes.
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  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Explore all endpoints: ingest, chat, streaming, and more.
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<Card title="Need Help?" icon="headset" href="mailto:support@skimming.ai">
  Contact our support team at **[support@skimming.ai](mailto:support@skimming.ai)** or use the live chat on our website.
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