User Guide

Welcome to the Scrapalot User Guide! This guide will help you get the most out of Scrapalot, whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced user.

What You'll Learn

This guide covers everything you need to know to use Scrapalot effectively:

Getting Started

Your first steps with Scrapalot

Uploading Documents

How to add your files

Asking Questions

Tips for getting better answers

Working with Teams

Collaboration features

Advanced Features

Power user tips

Who This Guide Is For

Complete Beginners

Never used AI tools before? No problem! We'll walk you through everything step by step.

Business Users

Learn how to use Scrapalot for customer support, knowledge management, and team collaboration.

Researchers & Students

Discover how to analyze documents, extract insights, and synthesize information.

Power Users

Explore advanced features like custom prompts, API access, and integrations.

Quick Start

Step 1: Access Scrapalot

Cloud Version:

1. Go to app.scrapalot.com
2. Sign up for a free account
3. Verify your email
4. You're ready to go!

Desktop App (Coming Soon):

1. Download from scrapalot.app/download
2. Open the application
3. Create your account
4. Start using Scrapalot!

Step 2: Upload Your First Document

1. Click the Upload button in the top right
2. Choose your file - PDF, Word, text, or other supported formats
3. Wait for processing - Usually takes 10-30 seconds
4. Start asking questions!

Step 3: Ask Your First Question

Type a question in plain English. For example:

• "What are the main points in this document?"
• "Summarize the key findings"
• "What does it say about [specific topic]?"

Pro Tip

Be specific! Instead of "Tell me about sales," try "What were the Q3 sales figures for the North region?"

Main Topics

Uploading Documents

Learn how to add documents, supported formats, and best practices.

Asking Questions

Tips and tricks for getting the best answers from your documents.

Managing Collections

Organize your documents into collections for better organization.

Team Collaboration

Share documents, work with teammates, and manage permissions.

Integrations

Connect Confluence, Jira, Notion, and other tools.

FAQ

Common questions and troubleshooting tips.

Common Use Cases

For Researchers

Analyzing Research Papers:

1. Upload multiple papers to a collection
2. Ask: "What are the common themes across these papers?"
3. Ask: "Compare the methodologies used"
4. Ask: "What are the key findings?"

Literature Review:

1. Create a collection for your research topic
2. Upload all relevant papers
3. Ask: "Summarize the current state of research"
4. Export citations and references

For Business Teams

Customer Support:

1. Upload product manuals and FAQs
2. Ask questions to find answers quickly
3. Share responses with customers
4. Track common questions

Onboarding New Employees:

1. Create an "Onboarding" collection
2. Add company policies, procedures, and guides
3. New employees can ask questions anytime
4. Reduces training time significantly

For Students

Studying for Exams:

1. Upload lecture notes and textbooks
2. Ask: "Explain [concept] in simple terms"
3. Ask: "Give me practice questions on [topic]"
4. Ask: "What are the key points I should remember?"

Writing Papers:

1. Upload research materials
2. Ask: "What evidence supports [argument]?"
3. Ask: "Find quotes about [topic]"
4. Get proper citations automatically

Interface Overview

Main Components

Navigation Bar (Top)

• Home, Documents, Collections, Settings
• Upload button
• User profile

Sidebar (Left)

• Recent conversations
• Collections
• Starred documents

Chat Area (Center)

• Conversation history
• Message input
• AI responses with sources

Document Panel (Right)

• Document preview
• Metadata
• Related documents

Basic Settings

Choosing an AI Provider

Scrapalot supports a wide range of AI providers - configure them in Settings → Remote Providers.

Cloud Providers

OpenAI
Industry leader

Anthropic
Advanced reasoning

Google
Multimodal AI

DeepSeek
Cost-effective

Mistral AI
European AI

xAI
Cutting-edge AI

Cohere
Enterprise AI

OpenRouter
Multi-provider

Local Providers (Privacy-First)

Ollama
Local, offline

LM Studio
Desktop app

vLLM
High throughput

Agentic Model Selection

Scrapalot can automatically choose the best model for your question. Enable "Agentic RAG" in Settings for intelligent routing across your configured providers.

Language Settings

Scrapalot supports multiple languages:

• English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and more
• Automatic language detection
• Translate responses on the fly

Understanding Results

Answer Quality Indicators

Each answer includes:

Confidence Score

• High: Very confident, multiple sources
• Medium: Good confidence, some sources
• Low: Low confidence, limited sources

Source Citations

• Click to see the exact text used
• View the original document
• Check page numbers and sections

Related Questions

• Suggested follow-up questions
• Explore related topics
• Dig deeper into the content

Getting Help

In-App Help

• Click the help icon for context-sensitive help
• Hover over features for tooltips
• Use the search bar to find specific features

Community Support

• Discord - Join our community for real-time help
• GitHub - Report bugs and request features
• Email - support@scrapalot.com

Documentation

• FAQ - Common questions answered
• Troubleshooting - Fix common issues
• Video Tutorials - Watch and learn

Next Steps

Ready to learn more? Check out these guides:

1. Uploading Documents - Master document management
2. Asking Questions - Get better answers
3. Collections - Organize your knowledge
4. Integrations - Connect your tools

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