A brain for your business.
On your infrastructure.
Searchable knowledge base, AI agents, and structured APIs. All running on your hardware. Your data never leaves your network.
How it works
Documents in. Answers out.
Turn documents into a connected knowledge base
Upload your files and get a searchable, connected knowledge graph, automatically. No schema design, no ETL pipelines, no graph database to manage. Simply Asking extracts key concepts, maps relationships, and deduplicates across your entire document library.
Build AI agents that answer from your data
Create intelligent agents grounded in your knowledge base. They answer questions accurately, cite their sources, and escalate to your team when they’re unsure. Embed them in your products or expose them through APIs.
Run it all on your own infrastructure
Deploy on air-gapped networks, cloud VMs, or on-premises servers. You choose. No data ever leaves your network. Flat annual license. No usage caps. Complete control over your knowledge and AI agents.
Choose your deployment model
API Engine
Knowledge infrastructure you can build on
The full Simply Asking engine accessible entirely through APIs. Build your own interfaces, embed intelligence into existing products, or power downstream systems with structured knowledge.
Documents & Ingestion
- Ingest any file type (PDF, DOCX, audio, video, images)
- Auto entity extraction & relationship mapping
- Cross-document connection & duplicate detection
- Google Drive, Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Trello, Dropbox connectors
Search & Chat APIs
- Hybrid vector + keyword search with confidence scoring
- Graph-enhanced retrieval with citations
- Citation-level AI chat (Lumen) with source verification
- Voice-to-voice query support
Knowledge Graph APIs
- 6 REST endpoints (entities, relationships, search, traverse, related, clusters)
- PageRank, centrality & community detection algorithms
- Scoped API keys with rate limiting
AI Agents & Distribution
- Create and deploy agents programmatically
- Guardrails, restrictions & approved responses
- SSE streaming with source citations
- Content Bundle APIs for multi-location knowledge transfer
- BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)
Gap Detection & Intelligence
- Automatic knowledge gap detection from unanswered queries
- AI-drafted content to close identified gaps
- Expert matching for gap resolution
- Knowledge health scoring & staleness detection
Infrastructure
- Webhook & event integrations
- Regulated data detection (PII/PHI)
- GDPR deletion & export APIs
- Air-gapped deployment support
Full Platform
A complete knowledge and AI platform, ready to use
Everything in API Engine, plus the complete Simply Asking web application. 12 capabilities across knowledge, team collaboration, and external distribution.
Knowledge & Documents
- Document library with search, filters & processing dashboard
- Department-based document access & permissions
- AI-generated document insights & duplicate detection
- 20+ file types including audio, video & web URLs
Team Collaboration
- Simply Asking team chat with AI in the room (@Lumen with cited answers)
- Meeting summaries, action items & decision capture
- Conversations automatically captured as knowledge
- Expert finder & team activity tracking
AI Agents & Knowledge Stations
- Visual agent builder with guided wizard
- Guardrails, escalation queues & operations portal
- Widget embedding with custom branding
- Voice knowledge stations (tablet kiosk mode with fleet management)
- Real-time analytics & configurable alerts
Gap Detection & Knowledge Health
- Automatic gap detection from unanswered questions
- AI-drafted content suggestions to close gaps
- Knowledge health dashboard (coverage, staleness, quality)
- Proactive insights with recommended actions
Content Bundles & Distribution
- Package knowledge for franchisees, locations & partners
- Version-controlled content distribution
- Per-location knowledge deployment in minutes
- AI briefs, onboarding playbooks & expert reports
Visualization & Analytics
- Interactive knowledge graph (4-level zoom)
- Custom dashboards & org-wide analytics
- Chat, search & usage reporting
Team Management & Security
- Departments, roles & granular permissions
- SSO (SAML & OAuth) with full audit trail
- Data retention policies & GDPR compliance
- Export: PDF, DOCX, Excel, CSV, JSON
REST API included.
Self-hosted instances expose the same /graph-api endpoints used internally: entities, relationships, search, traverse, clusters. View docs.
Let's talk about your deployment.
Tell us about your infrastructure needs and we'll design a solution.