> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.alpha.openantares.com/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.alpha.openantares.com/_mcp/server.

# What is Alpha?

Alpha reads the meetings, email, chat, and documents you choose. It organizes them into vaults, connects the people and systems inside them, and gives your team a grounded way to ask questions and create useful work.

![Alpha aviation route map illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/87cdae994d378d04ea33c3b0690d67892227f151fe48cc4e7574eb9f8e76e41c/docs/assets/brand/alpha-planes-map-light.svg)![Alpha aviation route map illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/9689e2a56f9fce11dd739c836b5702b6ee0fd4ae28bb1747f9aa11ea14a79a51/docs/assets/brand/alpha-planes-map-dark.svg) ![Alpha construction crane illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/bc4513d1611b3f7884b5c50db289fd3354eb30e9a30784e97b6595bfe1f0796d/docs/assets/brand/alpha-crane-light.svg)![Alpha construction crane illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/1b2a1f2df96b6fdc6169fdcedd7a1c9a494f116aa7895a5a7cf8072ead252786/docs/assets/brand/alpha-crane-dark.svg) ![Alpha navigation chart illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/998d3d8ba30ca5c555e4b2eb4e612bc05329375d6c2a85a8a01877044580ee78/docs/assets/brand/alpha-stars-light.svg)![Alpha navigation chart illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/619586ab8cad4e2b80fe97019b9a115efa7885d32deffabf369d0f829b707fd8/docs/assets/brand/alpha-stars-dark.svg) ![Alpha factory floor illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/dd2a6b040411eb2a23dd0dd7e1273c8b28b2acb26298722013257cc71941e22e/docs/assets/brand/alpha-factory-light.svg)![Alpha factory floor illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/6555bbd4ad6d7a8dda3426ba4fb1ef14ce7067c1a2cbc434ed68c157b01bdc96/docs/assets/brand/alpha-factory-dark.svg) ![Alpha street map illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/aab842b031f76c69d2cec0a015e4a4cace6f444ea7f9660ee57cbabe57d2b2c1/docs/assets/brand/alpha-street-light.svg)![Alpha street map illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/4938504156e4876065c35ca7b4055bca7cf7d8f2fd20863915e8393ad5c26ea5/docs/assets/brand/alpha-street-dark.svg) ![Alpha turbine illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/6a840e73157b21ca1bde13a00296f463b788674fa91fb12aff5742d55512c91a/docs/assets/brand/alpha-turbine-light.svg)![Alpha turbine illustration](/_fern-files/alpha-506400.docs.buildwithfern.com/587f9350a984c1309dbb24448bd2864774cbeec3f99c5df42856595baa318ca1/docs/assets/brand/alpha-turbine-dark.svg)

#### Find the real process

See how people, systems, decisions, problems, and tasks connect across source material.

#### Ask with evidence

Ask questions in Alpha, Slack, email, or an MCP client. Answers stay within the vaults you can access.

#### Make the next thing

Turn knowledge into reports, workbooks, charts, briefs, and tasks without losing the supporting evidence.

## Start here

#### Connect the accounts you want Alpha to read

Connect Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or Slack. A connected account does not mean Alpha reads everything.

#### Create or join the right vaults

Use an existing vault when your organization already has one for the client or project. Request access instead of creating a duplicate.

#### Review routing rules and exact selections

Mail and calendar use keywords and domains. Drive, Teams, and Slack also let you approve exact folders, files, or conversations.

#### Start ingestion and verify the first results

Check the source counts, open a meeting or file, and confirm the graph connects claims back to evidence.

#### [Understand the core concepts](/concepts)

Learn how sources, routing, vaults, the graph, and answers fit together.

#### [Set up your workspace](/setup)

Follow the onboarding flow from account connection to the first sync.

#### [Connect through MCP](/mcp-overview)

Give an MCP client access to the same reviewed Alpha tools.