> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.homecarehq.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AskHQ overview

> AskHQ is an AI chat assistant grounded in your agency's own documents and connected data.

**AskHQ** is the chat assistant at the heart of HomecareHQ. You ask a question in plain
English, and AskHQ answers using *your* agency's information — the documents you've uploaded
and the business systems you've connected — and shows you where each answer came from.

## What makes AskHQ different

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Grounded in your data" icon="book">
    Answers are built from your uploaded documents and connected systems, not generic internet
    knowledge.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cited sources" icon="quote-left">
    Every grounded answer shows a **Sources** strip so you can verify where it came from.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Charts on demand" icon="chart-column">
    Ask about connected data and AskHQ can return a chart you can save to a dashboard.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scoped to your org" icon="lock">
    AskHQ only sees your organization's data, and only what your role permits.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How a question is answered

<Steps>
  <Step title="You ask">
    Type a question in the **Ask HQ** chat.
  </Step>

  <Step title="AskHQ retrieves">
    It searches your uploaded documents and, where relevant, queries your connected systems for
    the facts it needs.
  </Step>

  <Step title="AskHQ answers with sources">
    You get an answer with a **Sources** citation (and, for data questions, an optional chart).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  AskHQ is built to **assist**, not to act on its own. It surfaces information and insight; you
  make the decisions.
</Note>

## Next

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  <Card title="Asking good questions" icon="lightbulb" href="/guides/askhq/asking-questions">
    Tips for getting the most useful, accurate answers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source documents" icon="file-arrow-up" href="/guides/askhq/source-documents">
    How to add the documents AskHQ answers from.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>