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Welcome to Scira, your agentic research platform that plans, retrieves, and cites — so you can think faster.
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Create your account

Head to scira.ai and sign up with your preferred method:
  • GitHub
  • Google
  • Twitter/X
No credit card required to get started. Free users get 10 daily searches and 5 extreme searches.
2

Choose a search mode

Scira offers 17 specialized search modes to match your research needs:
  • Web — AI-powered analysis across the entire web
  • Academic — Research papers and scholarly sources
  • X — Real-time posts, trends, and conversations
  • Reddit — Community discussions and insights
  • GitHub — Repositories and developer discussions
  • Stocks — Market data and financial analysis
  • Crypto — Cryptocurrency research via CoinGecko
  • YouTube — Video summaries and transcripts
  • Extreme — Deep multi-step research with analysis
Don’t worry about choosing — Scira can auto-select the best mode based on your question.
Start with Web mode for general questions, or Extreme mode when you need comprehensive research with multiple sources.
3

Ask your first question

Type your question naturally and hit enter. Scira will:
  1. Break down your question into search queries
  2. Search across multiple sources in parallel
  3. Cross-check evidence and verify information
  4. Return a grounded answer with inline citations
Example questions to try:
What are the latest developments in AI reasoning models?

Compare the performance of GPT-4 vs Claude Sonnet

What's the current sentiment on Tesla stock?
Every fact in your answer will have a clickable citation — click any source to verify the evidence yourself.
Scira uses multiple search providers (Exa, Firecrawl, Parallel, Tavily) to ensure comprehensive coverage and accuracy.
4

Add context with files or URLs

Make your research more targeted by providing context:Upload a PDF:
  • Click the attachment icon
  • Select your PDF file
  • Ask questions about the content
Paste a URL:
  • Include any URL in your question
  • Scira extracts content automatically
  • Supports tweets, YouTube videos, TikTok, Instagram, and more
Supported file formats:
  • PDF documents
  • CSV spreadsheets
  • DOCX files
  • Excel files
For technical PDFs, try: “Summarize the key findings in this research paper” with your PDF attached.
5

Explore advanced features

Once you’re comfortable with basic searches, unlock more power:

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Lookouts (Scheduled Research)

Set up recurring research agents that monitor topics and email you updates:
// Lookouts run on your schedule
schedule: "daily" | "weekly" | "monthly"

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Connectors (Pro)

Search your connected knowledge bases:
  • Google Drive
  • Notion workspaces
  • OneDrive files

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Memory (Pro)

Build a personal memory companion that remembers context across conversations:
// Save important findings
add_memory({ content: "Key insight" })

// Search your memories
search_memories({ query: "previous research" })

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Voice Mode (Pro)

Conversational AI with real-time voice interaction for hands-free research.
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Master the workflow

Best practices for powerful research:
  1. Be specific — Include dates, metrics, and technical terms
    • ❌ “AI news”
    • ✅ “Latest AI reasoning models released in 2026”
  2. Use the right mode — Match the mode to your question type
    • Financial questions → Stocks or Crypto mode
    • Academic research → Academic mode
    • Social sentiment → X or Reddit mode
  3. Verify sources — Click citations to audit evidence
    • Every answer includes inline citations
    • Sources show favicon, title, and URL
    • Cross-check multiple sources for accuracy
  4. Iterate and refine — Ask follow-up questions
    • Build on previous answers
    • Request deeper analysis
    • Ask for specific data points
Scira’s agentic planning means it can break complex questions into multi-step workflows automatically. For deep research, use Extreme mode.

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Next Steps

How it works

Understand Scira’s agentic architecture and tool selection

Search Modes

Explore all 17 specialized search modes

API Reference

Integrate Scira into your applications

Self-Hosting

Deploy Scira on your own infrastructure

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