--- source_url: "https://www.read.ai/ask-read?utm_source=openai" title: "Ask Read: It’s Enterprise Search for Everyone | read.ai" mirrored_at: 2026-08-06T01:05:00.835Z host: www.read.ai cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/www.read.ai/ask-read__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://www.read.ai/ask-read?utm_source=openai ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67ca3edd8baaecb3a951541a_Image%20Frame.png) ### Smarter Search Across Your Workspace ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3a22957b4e06b8263450_search-refraction.svg) AI Search and Discovery Find answers in seconds from your meetings, messages, and documents. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3a2c998259b72d4ec89c_puzzle-piece-02.svg) Context Awareness Understands what’s been said and shared to give you smarter results. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3a1073d7d8cd2f9f945b_users-03.svg) Built for Collaboration Team knowledge makes answers richer and more relevant. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3bc4feba56ee10b2009b_Image%20Frame.png) ### Answers, Summaries, and Strategy—All in One Chat ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3bcfa5069db8f491e060_message-circle-01.svg) AI-Powered Answers & Chat Go beyond search results—ask questions, summarize, and explore ideas in conversation, and even switch to premium models of ChatGPT and Claude. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3bd9d3c37c91e7650c46_filter-lines.svg) Filters & Customization Search by date, source, or access level for added precision. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3bde73d7d8cd2fa10ffb_lightning-01.svg) Smarter Work, Fewer Tools One integrated workspace for answers and summaries. STEP 1: Connect your sources Integrate your meetings, emails, docs, and apps for a richer knowledge base. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c8fcac55ebfb3ff9fd1bdd_Image.png) STEP 2: Ask Read anything Use natural language such as “What did we decide in the last marketing sync?” ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c8fcf0dabf85a5b13348ff_Image.png) STEP 3: Get AI-powered insights Summarized answers with citations and direct links to sources. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c8fd2203b1301c0b14242f_Image.png) STEP 4: Go deeper with chat Explore ideas and ask follow-up questions by chatting. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/682e3ce627ef708b31eb1305_Image.png) ### Powered by Free Agent Read AI's work AI agent seamlessly moves between open and closed platforms so you can make faster progress every day. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90dc5160c6336b1fbff4e_data.png) Contextualization The Read AI Free Agent technology combines structured and unstructured data sources ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90fda9842c3d6e64985e7_target-04.png) Intent Prompts are reviewed against filters, phrasing, and inference using our proprietary tech ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90fb1f7fedc93091c48d7_dataflow-03.png) Content generation Text is ranked and reranked through state-of-the-art language processing models and LLMs ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90f9051d6ae656330be09_shield-tick.png) Security Ranked results pass Read AI’s bottom-up authorization and permissioning layers ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90f334ebcbc13e69a760d_thumbs-up.png) Optimization Customer feedback constantly improves the experience ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c90f334ebcbc13e69a760d_thumbs-up.png) Flexible AI Access Use your workspace context or switch to GPT or Claude for broader research (available on [paid Read AI plans](https://www.read.ai/plans-pricing)) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f160c6336b106f8a5_user-circle.png) You + Everyone Else Ask questions, summarize updates, or dig deeper using built-in AI chat from top models—all without switching tools. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f7b925871d6977311_briefcase-01.png) Managers & Executives Combine workspace insights with GPT or Claude to plan, prioritize, and think strategically. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f27df9cddab3c2b15_shopping-cart-01.png) Sales & Customer Success Personalize outreach, prep for meetings, and leverage past interactions to close deals. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f6bd6c39afce9983e_clipboard-check.png) Project Management Generate reports, track progress, and make data-driven decisions with meeting insights. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f6aa9846f533c38d9_rocket-02.png) Marketing & Product Extract brainstorm insights, align on initiatives, and prioritize effectively. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c91a0f91add72164e713b8_server-03.png) IT & Technical Teams Access docs, resolve issues, and support decisions with up-to-date info. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/67c9147a03b1301c0b29324c_30385df1d13bbe3f009d9e19f647f9a8_Frame%2026085539.png) ### Smarter Together, Secure by Design Ask Read gets better with teamwork—when your team shares meeting reports and resources, your knowledge base grows, delivering richer, more relevant answers. But privacy comes first. **You control what’s shared and what stays private**, ensuring only the information you choose is accessible to others. [ Build Knowledge, Stay in Control ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/68c350c05e670772ecf8b2bd_arrow-right.svg)](https://www.read.ai/articles/key-tips-for-developing-your-ai-search-policy) What is Ask Read? ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/635199cda5c55f2bf1b6758e_arrow_downward.svg) Ask Read is an AI-powered search and discovery engine that enables you to seamlessly search your entire knowledge base, which includes meeting transcripts as well as third-party integrations like email, chat, and document applications. It allows you to get answers to your most pressing questions quickly and easily, so you can make more progress every day. By leveraging our proprietary models, Free Agent capabilities, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology, we bring relevant data from various sources into a unified search experience and then use advanced large language models to generate accurate, context-aware responses with citations. Ask Read is the easiest and most affordable option on the market today and uniquely gives every individual the control to decide what is searchable and what remains private. For more on why we launched Ask Read and the core principles we applied in development, read [here](https://www.read.ai/articles/search-copilot-revolutionizing-how-you-find-and-use-information). What third-party integrations does Ask Read support? ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/635199cda5c55f2bf1b6758e_arrow_downward.svg) Ask Read integrates with a wide range of popular enterprise tools and applications, including: - Meetings (e.g. Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams) - Email platforms (e.g. Gmail, Outlook) - Chat apps (e.g. Slack, Microsoft Teams) - Knowledge management platforms (e.g. Notion, Confluence) - Cloud storage services (e.g. Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive) - CRM (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) - LLM models (ChatGPT and Claude) If your tool isn’t listed, please contact us [here](https://support.read.ai/hc/en-us/requests/new)—we're constantly adding new integrations! How secure is my data with Ask Read? ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/635199cda5c55f2bf1b6758e_arrow_downward.svg) Read was founded with a deep commitment to security and privacy and we adhere to industry-leading security practices, including being SOC 2 Type 2 certified. Ask Read uses encryption at rest and in transit to ensure the confidentiality of your data. The system also respects your existing access controls; only data that is accessible to you via the apps you connect will be searchable, and nothing is shared automatically with others. How does Ask Read work? ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/635199cda5c55f2bf1b6758e_arrow_downward.svg) The Read AI Free Agent, our agentic AI capable of search, content generation, and recommendations, powers Ask Read. It works by connecting to the data sources you already use, indexing the relevant information, and using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to find and rank the most relevant data for your query. We then process this information through a large language model to generate a response that is tailored to your needs. This ensures that you're getting accurate, contextually rich answers from across your organization’s tools, all in one place. No other agentic AI has native, independent, and free access to all of these closed systems, and we uniquely allow every consumer to decide what content Ask Read can access. (You can read more about Ask Read controls [here](https://www.read.ai/articles/how-read-ai-approaches-permissioning-and-data-governance).) How do I get started with Ask Read? ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e5e239ea0f25fe5b6a797/635199cda5c55f2bf1b6758e_arrow_downward.svg) Getting started is easy and free! Simply sign up for a Read account if you don’t already have one, connect your integrations, and you’ll be ready to start searching across your tools.  Unlimited searches are included in both our free and paid plans. The Read AI intuitive onboarding process guides you through setup, and our customer support team is always available if you need assistance.