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title: AI Assistant & Tools
description: Use AI to get help with Needle Engine, access documentation, and integrate with AI tools
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# AI Assistant & Tools

Get instant help with Needle Engine using AI-powered assistants trained on our documentation, code, and integrations.

## Getting AI Help

::: tip Quick Options
- **Public questions** → [Needle AI on Forum](https://forum.needle.tools)
- **Private questions** → [Needle Cloud AI](https://cloud.needle.tools/team#ai)
- **Needle knowledge with your AI** → [Needle MCP Server](./needle-mcp-server) (Claude Desktop, Copilot, etc.)
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### Needle Forum AI

Ask questions in our [Needle community forum](https://forum.needle.tools) and get instant help - searches all Needle documentation, forums, and community content with embeddings. Public and searchable by the community.

### Needle Cloud AI

Use [Needle Cloud AI](https://cloud.needle.tools/team#ai) for private questions and team-specific help - same AI and knowledge base as Forum AI, but private to your team.

::: tip Have Feedback?
Use the feedback buttons in the AI chat on Needle Cloud to help us improve!
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## Developer Tools

### MCP Server - Connect Your AI Tools

Connect AI tools like Claude Desktop directly to Needle Engine projects and three.js scenes.

**What you can do:**
- **Search all Needle knowledge** - Semantic search with embeddings across docs, forums, and community content
- Query scene hierarchies and properties in real-time
- Interact with running Needle Engine projects
- Access current website and project context

**[Learn more about MCP Server →](./needle-mcp-server)**

### Markdown Documentation

Get AI-friendly markdown for any documentation page by changing `.html` to `.md` in the URL.

**Example:** `https://docs.needle.tools/index.html` → `https://docs.needle.tools/index.md`

Try it: <a href="./index.md"><code>/ai/index.md</code></a> or <a href="/docs/index.md"><code>/docs/index.md</code></a>

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## Local AI Models

### Download Documentation Files

Use Needle Engine documentation with local AI models like Ollama.

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**[llms.txt](https://cloud.needle.tools/llms.txt)**

Compact version - essential docs only

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**[llms-full.txt](https://cloud.needle.tools/llms-full.txt)**

Complete version - all documentation

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**Best for:** Running AI locally, offline development, custom AI setups