> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.valyu.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sitemap

> Semantic sitemap of Valyu documentation for AI agents and contributors

# Valyu documentation sitemap

A structured overview of every section and page in the Valyu docs. Use this to orient yourself before fetching individual pages.

## Getting started

Core pages for understanding and integrating Valyu.

* **[Overview](/overview)** - Full product overview, architecture, and authentication
* **[Quickstart](/quickstart)** - Get started in 5 minutes with Python, TypeScript, or REST
* **[Pricing](/pricing)** - Pay-per-use pricing for all endpoints
* **[Example Apps](/example-apps)** - Open source apps built on Valyu

## API reference

Complete endpoint documentation powered by the OpenAPI spec.

### Search tools

* **[Search](/api-reference/endpoint/search)** - `POST /v1/search` - Web, academic, financial, and specialised search
* **[Contents](/api-reference/endpoint/contents)** - `POST /v1/contents` - Extract structured content from URLs
* **[Contents Job Status](/api-reference/endpoint/contents-job)** - `GET /v1/contents/jobs/{job_id}` - Poll async extraction
* **[Answer](/api-reference/endpoint/answer)** - `POST /v1/answer` - AI answers with real-time search

### DeepResearch

* **[Create Task](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-create)** - Start async research
* **[Get Status](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-status)** - Poll task progress
* **[List Tasks](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-list)** - List all tasks
* **[Update Task](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-update)** - Add follow-up instructions
* **[Toggle Public](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-public)** - Share publicly
* **[Respond to HITL](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-respond)** - Human-in-the-loop
* **[Cancel Task](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-cancel)** - Cancel a running task
* **[Delete Task](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-delete)** - Delete a task

### DeepResearch (batch)

* **[Create Batch](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-create)** - Batch of research tasks
* **[List Batches](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-list)** - List all batches
* **[Get Batch Status](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-status)** - Batch progress
* **[Add Tasks](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-add-tasks)** - Add to existing batch
* **[List Batch Tasks](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-list-tasks)** - Tasks in a batch
* **[Cancel Batch](/api-reference/endpoint/deepresearch-batch-cancel)** - Cancel a batch

### Datasources

* **[List Datasources](/api-reference/endpoint/datasources-list)** - All sources with metadata
* **[List Categories](/api-reference/endpoint/datasources-categories)** - Source categories

## Guides

Step-by-step guides for each product area.

### Search

* **[Search Quickstart](/search/quickstart)** - First search in minutes
* **[Prompting Guide](/search/prompting)** - Better queries, better results
* **[Source Filtering](/search/filtering/sources)** - Include/exclude domains and datasets
* **[Collections](/search/filtering/collections)** - Reusable source bundles
* **[Date Filtering](/search/filtering/date)** - Filter by publication date
* **[Tips and Tricks](/search/tips-and-tricks)** - Power user techniques

### Content and answer

* **[Content Extraction](/guides/content-extraction)** - Clean content from web pages
* **[Answer API](/guides/answer-api)** - AI answers with citations

### DeepResearch

* **[DeepResearch Quickstart](/guides/deepresearch-quickstart)** - Start async research
* **[DeepResearch Guide](/guides/deepresearch)** - Full guide for research assistants
* **[Human-in-the-Loop](/guides/deepresearch-hitl)** - Checkpoints for user review
* **[Batch Quickstart](/guides/deepresearch-batch-quickstart)** - Parallel research tasks
* **[Batch Guide](/guides/deepresearch-batching)** - Batch processing patterns

### Datasources

* **[Datasources API](/guides/datasources)** - Programmatic source discovery

### AI SDK tooling

* **[Academic Research Agent](/guides/ai-sdk-paper-search)** - Vercel AI SDK + paper search
* **[Financial Analysis Agent](/guides/ai-sdk-financial-search)** - Vercel AI SDK + financial data
* **[Patent Discovery Agent](/guides/ai-sdk-patent-search)** - Vercel AI SDK + patent search

## SDKs

Official SDK documentation with per-endpoint guides.

### Python

* **[Python Quickstart](/sdk/python-sdk)** - Installation and setup
* **[Search](/sdk/python-sdk/search)**, **[Contents](/sdk/python-sdk/contents)**, **[Answer](/sdk/python-sdk/answer)**, **[DeepResearch](/sdk/python-sdk/deepresearch)**, **[HITL](/sdk/python-sdk/deepresearch-hitl)**, **[Batch](/sdk/python-sdk/deepresearch-batch)**, **[Datasources](/sdk/python-sdk/datasources)**

### TypeScript

* **[TypeScript Quickstart](/sdk/typescript-sdk)** - Installation and setup
* **[Search](/sdk/typescript-sdk/search)**, **[Contents](/sdk/typescript-sdk/contents)**, **[Answer](/sdk/typescript-sdk/answer)**, **[DeepResearch](/sdk/typescript-sdk/deepresearch)**, **[HITL](/sdk/typescript-sdk/deepresearch-hitl)**, **[Batch](/sdk/typescript-sdk/deepresearch-batch)**, **[Datasources](/sdk/typescript-sdk/datasources)**

### Rust (alpha)

* **[Rust Quickstart](/sdk/rust-sdk)** - Installation and setup
* **[Search](/sdk/rust-sdk/search)**, **[Contents](/sdk/rust-sdk/contents)**, **[Answer](/sdk/rust-sdk/answer)**, **[DeepResearch](/sdk/rust-sdk/deepresearch)**

## Integrations

Connect Valyu to AI frameworks, agents, and platforms.

### Agents and MCP

* **[Remote MCP](/integrations/mcp-server)** - Hosted MCP server
* **[Local MCP](/integrations/mcp-desktop)** - Claude Desktop via local MCP
* **[Agent Skills](/integrations/agent-skills)** - Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
* **[Community Skills](/integrations/community-agent-skills)** - Community-built skills
* **[Claude Code Plugin](/integrations/claude-code-plugin)** - Zero-dependency plugin
* **[LM Studio](/integrations/lmstudio)** - Web search for local LLMs
* **[AWS Bedrock AgentCore](/integrations/aws-agentcore)** - Production agents on AWS
* **[Valyu CLI](/integrations/cli)** - Command-line interface

### Frameworks

* **[Vercel AI SDK](/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk)** - AI SDK v5 tools
* **[Agno](/integrations/agno)** - Agno AI agent integration
* **[LangChain Python](/integrations/langchain)** - LangChain for Python
* **[LangChain JS](/integrations/langchain-js)** - LangChain for JavaScript
* **[LlamaIndex](/integrations/llamaindex)** - LlamaIndex integration
* **[Claude Agent SDK](/integrations/claude-agent-sdk)** - Claude Agent SDK

### LLM providers

* **[Anthropic](/integrations/anthropic)** - Claude with real-time search
* **[OpenAI](/integrations/openai)** - OpenAI with real-time search
* **[Google](/integrations/google)** - Gemini with real-time search

### Automation

* **[n8n](/integrations/n8n)** - n8n workflow integration

## Data sources

Detailed pages for each proprietary data source.

* **[PubMed](/sources/pubmed)** - 37M+ biomedical papers
* **[arXiv](/sources/arxiv)** - 2.5M+ preprints (physics, CS, math)
* **[SEC Filings](/sources/sec-filings)** - 3M+ regulatory documents
* **[Clinical Trials](/sources/clinical-trials)** - 500K+ studies
* **[Patents](/sources/patents)** - 8M+ US patents
* **[ChEMBL](/sources/chembl)** - 2.5M+ bioactive molecules
* **[Financial Data](/sources/financial-data)** - Stocks, crypto, forex, ETFs
* **[Wiley Finance](/sources/wiley-finance)** - Finance books and journals

## Use cases

Vertical-specific guides showing how to use Valyu for different domains.

* **[Academic Research](/use-cases/academic)** - Papers across arXiv, PubMed, journals
* **[Finance](/use-cases/finance)** - SEC filings, stock data, market intelligence
* **[Healthcare](/use-cases/healthcare)** - PubMed, clinical trials, drug data
* **[News](/use-cases/news)** - Real-time news and media monitoring

## Concepts

Architecture and design decisions.

* **[Design Philosophy](/concepts/design-philosophy)** - Why Valyu is built the way it is
* **[Data Coverage](/concepts/data-coverage)** - What's indexed and how

## Compare

How Valyu compares to alternatives.

* **[Tavily Alternative](/compare/tavily-alternative)** - Valyu vs Tavily
* **[Exa Alternative](/compare/exa-alternative)** - Valyu vs Exa
* **[Parallel Alternative](/compare/parallel-alternative)** - Valyu vs Parallel