--- description: Cloudflare AI Search is a managed search service. Index your content and query it with natural language from a Workers binding, REST API, or MCP server. title: Overview image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Overview Last updated Aug 25, 2026|Copy as Markdown|[View as Markdown](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/index.md)|[Agent setup](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) The search primitive for your applications and agents. Available on all plans AI Search lets you add search to any application or agent without having to build an entire retrieval infrastructure. Create an instance, give it your data, and search it with natural language. [Upload or connect](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/data-source/) AI Search [Storage](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/data-source/built-in-storage/)[AI models](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/models/)[Index](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/indexing/) [Search](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/concepts/search-modes/) You can use AI Search for: * Documentation and knowledge base search * AI agents that perform research over your internal knowledge * Let each tenant or agent upload and search their own files [Get started](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/get-started/)[Watch AI Search demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUFdbkiDN2U) --- ## Features [Automated indexing](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/indexing/syncing/) Automatically and continuously index your data source, keeping your content fresh without manual reprocessing. View indexing [Metadata filtering](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/retrieval/filtering/) Define custom metadata fields and filter search results by category, version, language, or any attribute you define. Add filters [Hybrid search](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/configuration/indexing/hybrid-search/) Combine semantic and keyword matching in the same query for more accurate results. Configure hybrid search [MCP and UI snippets](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/api/search/mcp/) Every instance includes a built-in MCP endpoint for AI agents and embeddable search components for your website. Connect agents --- ## Related products [Workers AI](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/) Run machine learning models, powered by serverless GPUs, on Cloudflare's global network. [AI Gateway](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/) Observe and control your AI applications with caching, rate limiting, request retries, model fallback, and more. [Vectorize](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/) Build full-stack AI applications with Vectorize, Cloudflare's vector database. [Workers](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/workers/) Build serverless applications and deploy instantly across the globe for exceptional performance, reliability, and scale. [R2](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/) Store large amounts of unstructured data without the costly egress bandwidth fees associated with typical cloud storage services. --- ## More resources ### [Get started](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/get-started/) Create your first AI Search instance and run your first query. ### [Developer Discord](https://discord.cloudflare.com) Connect with the Workers community on Discord to ask questions, share what you are building, and discuss the platform with other developers. ### [@CloudflareDev](https://x.com/cloudflaredev) Follow @CloudflareDev on Twitter to learn about product announcements, and what is new in Cloudflare Workers. Was this helpful? 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