Echo Docs
Technical documentation for Echo — setup, API reference, connectors, and integration guides.
What You'll Find Here
Six core sections covering everything from first install to enterprise deployment.
Quick Start
Get Echo running in 5 minutes. Self-host via Docker Compose or use the managed cloud trial.
- ›Prerequisites
- ›Docker Compose install
- ›First connector setup
- ›First RAG query
REST API
Full OpenAPI reference for the /v1 endpoints. Authentication, queries, document sets, and citation formats.
- ›Authentication (API keys)
- ›POST /v1/query
- ›Document sets
- ›Citation response format
- ›Rate limits & metering
MCP Server
Echo as an MCP server for Claude Code, Cowork, and any MCP-aware AI assistant. SSE transport + tool definitions.
- ›MCP connection config
- ›Available tools
- ›Client examples (Claude Code, Cowork)
- ›Tool arg schemas
Connectors
Connect Echo to 50+ data sources: Google Drive, Confluence, Notion, Slack, Jira, GitHub, SharePoint, and more.
- ›Connector overview
- ›OAuth-based connectors
- ›API-key connectors
- ›Custom connector SDK
- ›Indexing schedules
Multi-Tenant & Security
Schema-per-tenant isolation, API key management, SCIM/SSO for Enterprise, audit logs, and compliance posture.
- ›Tenant isolation model
- ›API key management
- ›SCIM 2.0 provisioning
- ›SSO (OIDC / SAML)
- ›Audit logs & exports
Concepts
How Echo differs from naive RAG. Citation-first grounding, deep research workflows, Trident-integrated memory.
- ›Citation-first retrieval
- ›Deep research workflows
- ›Hybrid search (vector + keyword)
- ›Trident-integrated mode
- ›Custom hook extensions
Quick Start
Real quick start content coming soon. This section will walk through installing Echo via Docker Compose, configuring your first connector, and running your first RAG query end-to-end.
# TODO: replace with real quick-start commands
docker-compose up -d
curl -X POST https://echo.cetaceanlabs.com/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ECHO_KEY" \
-d '{"query": "Hello Echo"}'Ready to get started with Echo?
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