# Helpbase

> Open-source help center you own as code. Scaffold with `npx create-helpbase`, extend with `shadcn add`, and expose your docs to AI agents via the self-hosted MCP server.

## Getting Started

- [AI Generation](https://helpbase.dev/getting-started/ai-generation): Generate help center articles from any URL using the helpbase CLI.
- [Installation](https://helpbase.dev/getting-started/installation): Set up a new helpbase project from scratch with create-helpbase.
- [Introduction](https://helpbase.dev/getting-started/introduction): What helpbase is, why it exists, and how to get started in under 5 minutes.

## Customization

- [Component Showcase](https://helpbase.dev/customization/components): Live examples of all 8 MDX components that ship with helpbase.
- [Theming](https://helpbase.dev/customization/theming): Customize colors, fonts, dark mode, and the overall look of your help center.

## Component Reference

- [Accordion](https://helpbase.dev/reference/accordion): Collapsible sections for FAQs and optional details.
- [Callout](https://helpbase.dev/reference/callout): Highlight important information with styled callout boxes.
- [CardGroup and Card](https://helpbase.dev/reference/card-group): Grid of linked cards with icons for related articles and navigation.
- [CtaCard](https://helpbase.dev/reference/cta-card): Image card with hover overlay for call-to-action links.
- [Figure](https://helpbase.dev/reference/figure): Display images with optional captions and automatic asset resolution.
- [Steps](https://helpbase.dev/reference/steps): Display sequential instructions with numbered steps and a connecting line.
- [Tabs](https://helpbase.dev/reference/tabs): Switchable content panels for code examples and platform-specific instructions.
- [Video](https://helpbase.dev/reference/video): Embed local video files or YouTube/Loom/Vimeo iframes.

## CLI

- [CLI Commands](https://helpbase.dev/cli/commands): Complete reference for all helpbase CLI commands: generate, audit, new, and deploy.
- [Deploy to Helpbase Cloud](https://helpbase.dev/cli/deploy): Deploy your help center to company.helpbase.dev with a single CLI command.

## Guides

- [Bring your own key (BYOK)](https://helpbase.dev/guides/byok): Three ways to skip the helpbase hosted proxy and call your LLM provider directly. For CI, power users, and privacy-sensitive workflows.
- [Contributing](https://helpbase.dev/guides/contributing): How to contribute to helpbase: monorepo structure, development workflow, and testing.
- [Keep docs in sync with code in 5 minutes](https://helpbase.dev/guides/sync-in-5-minutes): Run helpbase sync against your repo and open a grounded doc-update PR without touching a SaaS dashboard.