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

# What is Kyara Intelligence?

> Kyara Intelligence is an OpenAI-compatible AI gateway. Set the base URL, use your Kyara API key, and pick a model. No new SDK needed.

Kyara Intelligence is an OpenAI-compatible AI gateway. It gives you a curated catalog of high-performance models behind one familiar API. Because Kyara speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions protocol, you can point any existing OpenAI SDK or compatible app at it without writing new integration code. Change three values and you are live.

## How it works

Kyara uses the same interface you already know. To switch from OpenAI to Kyara, change three things in your existing code or client:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set the base URL">
    Replace the OpenAI base URL with `https://api.kyara-intelligence.com/v1` in your SDK configuration or HTTP client.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use your Kyara API key">
    Pass your Kyara API key as the bearer token. Store it in an environment variable named `KYARA_INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY` so it stays out of your source code.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a model ID">
    Choose a model from the [Kyara model catalog](https://kyara-intelligence.com/models) and use its ID in the `model` field. A fast, low-cost starting point is `deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Your first request

Send the request below to verify your key and see a live response. Replace `$KYARA_INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY` with your actual key, or export it as an environment variable first.

```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.kyara-intelligence.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYARA_INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",
    "messages": [
      { "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }
    ]
  }'
```

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="bolt" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first API call in under a minute with curl, JavaScript, or Python.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Learn how to create API keys, pass bearer tokens, and keep credentials secure.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api/chat-completions">
    Explore the full chat completions endpoint, request schema, and streaming options.
  </Card>

  <Card title="OpenAI-Compatible Apps" icon="plug" href="/integrations/openai-compatible">
    Point any OpenAI-compatible client or application at the Kyara gateway.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>