Research at the speed of thought
Scira is an agentic AI-powered research platform that plans, retrieves, and cites — so you can think faster. Get grounded answers with inline citations from 17 specialized search modes and 100+ AI models.
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Quick start
Get started with Scira in minutes
Visit Scira
Go to scira.ai and create an account. Sign up with GitHub, Google, or Twitter for instant access.
Choose your search mode
Select from 17 specialized search modes based on your research needs:
- Web for general internet searches
- Academic for research papers and scholarly sources
- X for real-time social media insights
- Code for programming documentation and examples
- Extreme for deep multi-source research
Ask your question
Type your question naturally. Scira’s agentic planning will break complex queries into steps, search multiple sources, and synthesize a grounded answer with inline citations.
Example response
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Every answer includes:
- Cited sources you can click to verify
- Multi-step reasoning showing how Scira researched your question
- Follow-up suggestions to continue exploring
Explore by topic
Dive into Scira’s capabilities
Search modes
17 specialized modes for web, academic, social, financial, and media research
AI models
100+ models from xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more
Tools & integrations
28 integrated tools for search, data, maps, weather, and productivity
Lookouts
Schedule recurring research agents that monitor topics and email updates
Self-hosting
Deploy Scira on your own infrastructure with full control
API reference
Integrate Scira’s search capabilities into your applications
Key features
Agentic planning
Multi-step workflows that break complex questions into sub-tasks and execute them autonomously
Grounded retrieval
Every answer includes inline citations you can click to verify the evidence yourself
Extensible & open
AGPL-3.0 licensed. Self-host, bring your own models, and customize everything
Ready to get started?
Start researching faster with Scira today. Self-host your own instance or use the hosted version at scira.ai.