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

# What is IMP?

> IMP is the Intelligence Management Platform — chat with agents over your organization's knowledge, build and govern those agents, and deploy on your own infrastructure.

IMP brings together three capabilities that usually require separate tools: a chat interface your whole organization uses, a build environment where specialists configure agents and knowledge, and governance controls that keep AI use safe, auditable, and within budget. Everything runs on infrastructure you control.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/exulu/HUjjVgs8aB3PSMha/images/screens/chat-overview.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=HUjjVgs8aB3PSMha&q=85&s=648eaf6b0c15039a9a3cabf5b613b226" alt="IMP chat interface showing an active session with an agent" width="3840" height="2160" data-path="images/screens/chat-overview.png" />
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## The four surfaces

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  <Card title="Chat" icon="message-square">
    Where end users talk to agents. Start a session, upload files, continue past conversations, organize work in projects, and transcribe meetings. No configuration required — you open it and start typing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Building" icon="hammer">
    Where power users create what everyone else uses. Configure agents, build knowledge contexts, write prompts and skills, define routines, and run evals.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Administration" icon="shield">
    Where platform owners manage the deployment. Invite users, assign roles and teams, set budgets, choose which models are available, configure theming, and review usage analytics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API and developer tools" icon="code">
    Where developers integrate IMP into their own products. The `@exulu/backend` npm package, a GraphQL API, a REST API, and an interactive API explorer are all here.
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## The command palette

Wherever you are in IMP, press <kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> (or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd>) to open the command palette. It lists your recent pages, every destination you can navigate to, and create actions like "New agent" or "New project" — type to filter, select a result, and IMP takes you there immediately. The palette only shows what your permissions allow.

<Frame caption="The command palette: press ⌘K anywhere, type to filter the Navigate and Create groups, and select a result to jump straight to that page.">
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## Deployment models

IMP runs either as a hosted service provided by Exulu or as a self-hosted deployment on your own servers and cloud infrastructure. Both use the same codebase. The self-hosted path gives you full control over where data is stored and processed — a key reason organizations choose IMP.

<Note>
  If you are evaluating which deployment model fits your organization, see the [self-hosting architecture](/self-hosting/architecture) page for the infrastructure requirements and data-residency guarantees.
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