Getting Started with RAG Chats
Create your first AI chatbot powered by your own documents in just 5 minutes. No ML expertise required.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, you'll need:
- A RAG Chats account (free tier available)
- Documents to upload (PDFs, URLs, or connected apps)
- A website or application to integrate the bot
Quick Overview
RAG Chats is a platform that turns your documents into intelligent AI assistants. Here's how it works:
- Create a Bot - Set up your AI assistant with a name and configuration
- Add Data Sources - Upload documents or connect apps like Notion, Google Drive
- Test Your Bot - Ask questions and see responses with source citations
- Deploy - Add the chat widget to your website or use the API
Architecture
RAG Chats uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide accurate answers from your documents:
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ User │────▶│ RAG Chats │────▶│ LLM │
│ Question │ │ Engine │ │ (GPT-4o) │
└─────────────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └─────────────┘
│
┌─────▼─────┐
│ Vector │
│ Database │
│ (Your │
│ Documents)│
└───────────┘When a user asks a question, RAG Chats searches your documents for relevant context, then sends that context along with the question to an LLM to generate an accurate, grounded response.
5-Minute Quickstart
Create your account
Sign up at ragchats.ai/signup. The free tier includes 1 bot and 1,000 queries/month.
Create your first bot
From the dashboard, click Create Bot. Give it a name like "Support Assistant" and select your preferred AI model (GPT-4o recommended).
Upload your first document
Navigate to Knowledge Base and upload a PDF, or connect Notion/Google Drive. Documents are automatically processed and indexed.
Test your bot
Go to the Chat tab and start asking questions about your documents. Responses include source citations so you can verify accuracy.
Deploy to your website
Copy the widget code from the Developer tab and add it to your website. That's it!