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Quickstart

Biel.ai adds AI-powered chat and search to your documentation site. Users ask questions in plain language and get answers drawn from your content — instead of browsing pages or filing support tickets.

In this tutorial, you create a Biel.ai account, index your documentation, and test the chatbot from the dashboard. Later, you can embed the chatbot or search widget on your site.

1. Create your Biel.ai account​

  1. Open app.biel.ai.

  2. Click Sign Up.

  3. Enter your email, password, and company name.

  4. Confirm your email address to activate your account.

    Create account

2. Create a project​

A project groups your content sources and powers the chatbot. Each project has its own index, settings, and analytics.

  1. In the dashboard, click Projects > Create project.

  2. Enter a Name for your project.

  3. Add one or more Sources to index:

    Source typeDescription
    URLA single webpage.
    SitemapMultiple pages from a sitemap URL.
    GitHub repositoryREADME files and docs folders from a repo.
    FilesPDFs, Word documents, and other uploaded files.

    Create project

  4. Click Create, then click Done.

Biel.ai begins crawling your sources. Wait a few minutes, then refresh the page to check the indexing status.

3. Test the chatbot​

Now that your content is indexed, verify that the chatbot returns accurate answers:

  1. In the project dashboard, click New chat.

  2. Type a question and click Send.

    My first chat

Not getting good answers?
  • Check Logs to verify that your sources were indexed correctly.
  • Adjust the chatbot behavior in Settings.
  • Click Refresh sources to re-crawl your content.

Next steps​

Your project is ready. Choose how you want to surface it to users:

  • Chatbot widget — Embed an AI chat button on your site. See the Installation guides for your platform.
  • Search widget — Add an AI-powered search bar instead of (or alongside) the chatbot. See Install biel-search.
  • MCP server — Let developers query your docs from AI coding assistants like Claude or Cursor. See MCP Server.
  • Integrations — Connect Biel.ai to GitHub Actions, Custom GPTs, Zapier, and more. See Integrations.