# Linkly AI > Linkly AI - An open-source AI-powered knowledge base for your desktop ## Guides ### Getting Started - [Linkly AI Overview](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/introduction.md): A local document search engine designed for AI. Transform your local documents into an AI-ready knowledge base, providing accurate context to AI anytime. - [Quick Start](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/quickstart.md): Follow this guide to install and integrate Linkly AI in just a few minutes - [Offline Installation Guide](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/offline-models.md): Install Linkly AI and get every local AI feature working on a machine with no internet access (offline / intranet): download the installer and the official offline model pack in advance, carry them over, and install step by step. - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/faq.md): Answers to common questions about Linkly AI. ### Core Features - [Using the Full-Text Search Launcher](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-launcher.md): A global search window that's always a keystroke away: hybrid retrieval, library scoping, type filters, time sorting, and in-place preview. This page covers every capability and every shortcut. - [Using the Chatbot](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-chatbot.md): Chat with AI right inside the desktop app: it retrieves, reads, and connects the documents on your computer, and answers with citations. - [Using Notes](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-notes.md): Jot down card notes right inside the Chatbot window. Each one is a local Markdown file — searchable, readable and writable by AI, and openable in any editor. - [Using the Browser Extension](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-extension.md): Linkly AI Clipper: turn any web page into cleanly formatted Markdown in one click — preview, copy, and download it in the side panel, or send it straight into your Linkly AI Space. - [Linkly AI Space](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/linkly-space.md): The default folder the app creates and indexes for you: where it is on disk, what's inside, how to move it, and the traps worth knowing about. - [Index Settings](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/indexing.md): Every switch on the Settings → Index page: what it does, what it defaults to, what changes when you flip it, and how to troubleshoot indexing when something looks wrong. - [Using Libraries](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-libraries.md): Organize your documents into topic-based libraries for more precise search and efficient knowledge management. - [Using Cloud Libraries](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cloud-library.md): Push a local library to the cloud so it stays online around the clock, searchable by any AI assistant without your computer — and shareable with others. - [Linkly AI Account](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/linkly-account.md): An account exists only to connect you to the official cloud services. Local indexing, local search, and the MCP service need neither a sign-in nor an internet connection — this page spells out what's free, what needs an account, and what needs Pro. - [Official Model Service](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/model-service.md): Linkly AI's own cloud model service: sign in and start chatting, with no API key of your own to supply and a single shared quota pool. ### Connect Your AI Tools - [Using Skills](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-skills.md): Install our carefully crafted Skills to help your AI assistant better leverage Linkly AI for retrieving context from your local documents, dramatically boosting efficiency. - [Integrate with AI Assistants via MCP](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-mcp.md): Learn how to use Linkly AI MCP for greater flexibility and a more technical experience. - [Using Linkly AI CLI](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cli.md): Learn how to use Linkly AI CLI for greater flexibility and a more technical experience. - [Remote Access to Linkly AI](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-in-remote.md): Securely access your local knowledge base from online AI applications like ChatGPT and Claude.ai using a public tunnel plus OAuth authorization. This is a Pro-only feature. - [Linkly AI MCP Tools Introduction](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/tools-intro.md): Introduction to the tools Linkly AI provides for AI assistants ### For AI Agents - [Setup Guide for Agents](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/agent-setup.md): Hand this page to your AI agent and let it walk you through installing, integrating, and verifying Linkly AI - [Cloud Library Setup for Agents](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/library-setup.md): Hand this page to your AI agent and let it connect you to a Linkly AI cloud library so you can start asking questions right away ## Integrations - [Integration Overview](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration.md): There are only four ways to connect Linkly AI to an AI tool. Understand the differences first, then head to the setup page for your client. ### AI Assistants - [Using Linkly AI in Claude](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-claude.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to Claude.ai, letting Claude search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in Claude Cowork](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-cowork.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Claude Cowork, enabling the AI desktop assistant to search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in ChatGPT](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-chatgpt.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to ChatGPT, letting ChatGPT search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in OpenClaw](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-openclaw.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with the OpenClaw open-source AI Agent platform - [Using Linkly AI in Cherry Studio](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-cherry-studio.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Cherry Studio to enhance document retrieval capabilities in multi-model AI conversations - [Using Linkly AI in Raycast](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-raycast.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Raycast AI, enabling the macOS productivity tool to search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in QwenPaw](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-qwenpaw.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to the QwenPaw agent, letting AI search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in WorkBuddy](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-workbuddy.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with WorkBuddy, letting the AI work assistant search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in QoderWork](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-qoderwork.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to QoderWork, letting the desktop AI work assistant search and read your private documents ### Coding AI Agents - [Using Linkly AI in Cursor](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-cursor.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Cursor, letting the AI coding assistant search and read your project documents - [Using Linkly AI in Windsurf](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-windsurf.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Windsurf IDE, letting the AI coding assistant search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in GitHub Copilot](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-github-copilot.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with GitHub Copilot, letting the AI coding assistant search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in Codex](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-codex.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with OpenAI Codex CLI, providing document search and reading capabilities to the command-line AI assistant - [Using Linkly AI in Claude Code](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-claude-code.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Claude Code, providing document search and reading capabilities to the AI coding assistant - [Using Linkly AI in Gemini CLI](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-gemini-cli.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with Google Gemini CLI, enabling the terminal AI agent to search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in ZCode](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-zcode.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to ZCode, letting the GLM-powered coding agent search and read your private documents - [Using Linkly AI in Kimi Code](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-kimi-code.md): Connect your Linkly AI local knowledge base to Kimi Code CLI, letting the Kimi agent search and read your private documents ### AI Workflows - [Using Linkly AI in n8n](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-n8n.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with the n8n workflow automation platform to build intelligent document processing automation workflows - [Using Linkly AI in Dify](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-dify.md): Integrate your Linkly AI local knowledge base with the Dify AI application development platform to enhance document retrieval capabilities in AI applications ### Other - [Using Linkly AI in LM Studio](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/integration/use-in-lm-studio.md): Combine Linkly AI's local knowledge base with LM Studio to provide document retrieval capabilities to local large language models ## Use Cases - [Use Cases](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cases/overview.md): Explore typical use cases for Linkly AI and see how it can fit into your daily workflow. - [Finding Content in Specific Documents](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cases/find-document-content.md): You know the content is somewhere in a file on your computer, but you just can't find it. Linkly AI helps you locate it in seconds. - [AI Deep Research Assistant](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cases/ai-research-assistant.md): Let AI conduct topic-based research and analysis using real materials on your computer, instead of generating content from thin air. - [AI-Assisted Writing](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/use-cases/ai-assisted-writing.md): Let AI reference your historical materials when writing new documents, producing well-grounded, detail-rich content instead of generic fluff. ## Community - [Community](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/community.md): Join the Linkly AI community — report bugs, request features, and connect with other users. ## Changelog - [Changelog](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/changelog.md): Product updates and announcements - [Doubao Work + Linkly AI: How Much Can One Prompt Do?](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/doubao-work-linkly-ai-use-cases.md): Three ways to use Doubao Work with Linkly AI: save ideas from your phone, connect research papers, and organize teaching materials for a promotion review. - [Release Plan](https://linkly.ai/docs/en/release-plan.md): Linkly AI's release cadence, update channels, and upgrade methods ## Optional - [Download](https://linkly.ai/#get-started) - [Linkly AI Skills](https://github.com/LinklyAI/linkly-ai-skills) - [Linkly AI CLI](https://github.com/LinklyAI/linkly-ai-cli) > The links below point to documentation indexes. Follow each `/_llms/` index recursively until you reach documentation pages. ## Indexes - [Chinese (50 pages)](https://linkly.ai/docs/_llms/zh.md): Documentation for Chinese. - [Japanese (50 pages)](https://linkly.ai/docs/_llms/ja.md): Documentation for Japanese. - [French (49 pages)](https://linkly.ai/docs/_llms/fr.md): Documentation for French. - [Spanish (49 pages)](https://linkly.ai/docs/_llms/es.md): Documentation for Spanish. - [Russian (49 pages)](https://linkly.ai/docs/_llms/ru.md): Documentation for Russian.