scira

# Scira

Research at the speed of thought. The agentic research platform that plans, retrieves, and cites — so you can think faster.

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## Powered By

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|          [Vercel AI SDK](https://sdk.vercel.ai/docs)          |                [Exa AI](https://exa.ai)                |             [Upstash](https://upstash.com)              |
| :-----------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------: |
| <img src="/public/one.svg" alt="Vercel AI SDK" height="40" /> | <img src="/public/exa.png" alt="Exa AI" height="40" /> | <img src="/public/upstash.svg" alt="Upstash" height="40" /> |
|            For AI model integration and streaming             |          For web search and content retrieval          |        For serverless Redis and rate limiting           |

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## How It Works

1. **Ask anything** — Type a question, upload a PDF, or paste a URL. Pick a mode or let Scira decide for you.
2. **Scira plans & retrieves** — The agent breaks your question into sub-tasks, searches live sources, and cross-checks the evidence.
3. **Get cited answers** — Receive a grounded answer with inline citations. Click any source to verify it yourself.

## Features

### Core Capabilities

- **Agentic Planning** — Breaks complex questions into steps, selects the right models and tools, then executes multi-step workflows end to end
- **Grounded Retrieval** — Every answer comes with inline citations you can click to audit the evidence yourself
- **Extensible & Open** — AGPL-3.0 licensed. Self-host, bring your own models, connect custom tools, and tailor everything to your workflow
- **Lookouts** — Schedule recurring research agents that monitor topics, track changes, and email you updates

### Search Modes (17 modes)

| Mode | Description |
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| **Web** | Search the entire web with AI-powered analysis |
| **Chat** | Talk to the model directly, no search |
| **X** | Real-time posts, trends, and conversations |
| **Stocks** | Market data, charts, and financial analysis |
| **Code** | Get context about languages and frameworks |
| **Academic** | Research papers, citations, and scholarly sources |
| **Extreme** | Deep research with multiple sources and analysis |
| **Reddit** | Discussions, opinions, and community insights