# Documentation overview

> Platte Docs — the documentation for your Platte instance: chats, code and agents in your own instance, hosted in Europe, plus billing and administration.

Welcome to Platte’s documentation. Platte is your sovereign AI workspace: chat, code and agents run in your own instance, hosted in Europe. Here you will find guides for everyday work and for managing your instance.

## Most read

[Share a chat](https://docs.platte.ai/en/chat-teilen)Share chats with everyone in the instance or via a share link — revocable at any time.

[Plans & add-on usage](https://docs.platte.ai/en/plaene-und-zusatznutzung)An overview of the plans and how to extend usage beyond the included limit.

[Language](https://docs.platte.ai/en/sprache)Change the interface language — personally or as the default for the whole instance.

[Backup](https://docs.platte.ai/en/backup)Download a complete backup of your instance as a ZIP archive.

## Get started

[First steps](https://docs.platte.ai/en/onboarding-guide)Your first moves in your Platte instance — start your first chat, invite users, import memory.

## For users

[Platte Chat](https://docs.platte.ai/en/chats)Model, reasoning effort, files, documents, projects and sharing — everyday work in the chat.

[Share a chat](https://docs.platte.ai/en/chat-teilen)Share chats with files and artefacts — with everyone in the instance or via a share link.

[Platte Code](https://docs.platte.ai/en/code)Coding projects, local folders and agentic work with the assistant in the desktop app.

[Memory & preferences](https://docs.platte.ai/en/gedaechtnis)What Platte remembers about you permanently and how you manage it.

[Connecting integrations](https://docs.platte.ai/en/integrationen)Connect external tools via MCP with your own credentials.

[API keys](https://docs.platte.ai/en/api-keys)Create personal access tokens and use the OpenAI-compatible API.

[OpenCode integration](https://docs.platte.ai/en/opencode)Connect the OpenCode terminal agent and code with Platte models.

[Language](https://docs.platte.ai/en/sprache)Change the interface language — in your profile or instance-wide.

[Desktop app](https://docs.platte.ai/en/desktop-app)Install Platte as a native app for macOS and Windows — with local folder access and code mode.

## For admins

[Users & roles](https://docs.platte.ai/en/nutzer-und-sitze)Invite users, assign roles and allocate seats with plans.

[Model access](https://docs.platte.ai/en/modellzugriff)Decide which models are available in the chat and via the API — and keep the model list up to date.

[Integrations & MCP servers](https://docs.platte.ai/en/integrationen-und-mcp-server)Enable MCP servers for the instance, create your own and sync the catalogue.

[Customizing the design](https://docs.platte.ai/en/design-anpassen)Your instance's logo and colour branding and your personal theme.

[Storage](https://docs.platte.ai/en/speicher)Uploads, session files, database, skills and sandbox images at a glance.

[Usage analytics](https://docs.platte.ai/en/admin-nutzung)Your instance's consumption — control add-on usage and evaluate credits, tokens and tool usage.

## Billing & usage

[Plans & add-on usage](https://docs.platte.ai/en/plaene-und-zusatznutzung)An overview of the plans and how to extend usage.

[Managing your subscription](https://docs.platte.ai/en/abonnement-verwalten)Manage seats and payment methods and what happens when a payment fails.

[Understanding invoices](https://docs.platte.ai/en/rechnungen-verstehen)Where to view and download invoices and how prorated amounts come about.

## AI adoption & rollout

[Why AI adoption is different](https://docs.platte.ai/en/warum-anders)AI is stochastic software. What that changes about adoption.

[Planning a rollout](https://docs.platte.ai/en/rollout-planen)A plan for the first four weeks with 15 to 200 employees.

[Finding use cases](https://docs.platte.ai/en/use-cases-finden)Find the everyday tasks where AI really helps your teams.

[Sharing tips with the team](https://docs.platte.ai/en/tipps-teilen)Why short tips in your internal channel beat a manual.

## Privacy & security

[Data & hosting](https://docs.platte.ai/en/datenschutz)Where Platte stores your data, how instances are isolated and what happens to model requests.

[Backup](https://docs.platte.ai/en/backup)Download the database and all uploads as a ZIP archive — session files optional.

[Site notice](https://platte.ai/en/site-notice)Provider identification and legal notice — on the main website.

[Privacy policy](https://platte.ai/en/privacy-policy)How Platte processes personal data — on the main website.

## Help

[Support & help](https://docs.platte.ai/en/hilfe)Reach the Platte team and find the collected FAQs by topic.

[Glossary](https://docs.platte.ai/en/ki-begriffe)The most important AI terms, briefly explained with the wording of the Platte interface.

[What's new in Platte](https://docs.platte.ai/en/neu-in-platte)New features, changed behaviour and fixes, each with a date.

If you have questions or feedback, email <support@platte.ai>.
