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# What Is Toucan AI?

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**Target Audience:** Non technical users & Developers
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### TL;DR

A platform for embedding analytics and conversational dashboards into software products using AI-assisted or manual workflows.

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### Core Capabilities

* **Data Connectivity:** Supports SQL databases and data warehouses.
* **Semantic Layer:** Define metrics, dimensions, and relationships for consistent data logic.
* **Visualization:** Generate charts using natural language (AI-assisted) or manual configuration.
* **Integration:** Embed via web components, SDKs, or iframes.
* **Security:** Built-in row-level security (RLS) and role-based access control (RBAC).
* **Deployment:** Available as SaaS or self-hosted via Helm/Docker.

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### When to Use Toucan AI

Choose Toucan AI to:

* Embed analytics into a product with minimal development effort.
* Provide end-users with self-service data exploration.
* Maintain centralized control over data access and compliance.

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### Boundaries

Toucan AI is not:

* A general-purpose BI tool for internal business reporting.
* A data warehouse or ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) platform.
* A standalone "AI add-on" for external legacy dashboards.