# Getting started

### Welcome to Toucan AI!

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**Target Audience:** Non technical users & Developers
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Toucan AI is an analytics platform designed to embed data visualizations and conversational AI directly into software products.

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### The Documentation Promise

This documentation provides the technical and conceptual framework to:

* Understand platform capabilities and limitations.
* Build and embed self-service analytics end-to-end.
* Deploy to production without ongoing Toucan support.

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### Quick Start Path

To reach first value quickly, follow the Golden Path:

1. **Core Concepts:** Understand the Toucan mental model.
2. **Build:** Connect data and create your first chart.
3. **Embed:** Integrate the visualization into your application via Web Component.


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