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

# Introduction

> Unified REST API for Distributed Energy Resources. Read state and push commands to batteries, EV chargers, HVAC, solar inverters, and vehicles.

## Welcome to Amps AI

Amps is a unified REST API platform for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). One contract reads state and pushes commands to batteries, EV chargers, HVAC systems, solar inverters, and electric vehicles across every supported OEM.

Amps is designed for energy management platforms, utilities, and fleet operators that need to read and control distributed energy resources at scale. One REST contract replaces dozens of OEM-specific integrations.

<Card title="Get Started" icon="rocket" href="/get-started/quickstart" horizontal>
  Follow our quick start guide to integrate with Amps AI in minutes.
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## Platform overview

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  <Card title="Platform Overview" icon="info" href="/get-started/platform-overview">
    Learn about the Amps AI platform and supported device types.
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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/get-started/quickstart">
    Quick start guide for integrating with Amps AI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Link UI" icon="link" href="/guides/link-ui/getting-started">
    Understand the device authentication and connection flow.
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  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Explore the complete API documentation.
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## Key features

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  <Card title="Unified API" icon="plug" href="/get-started/platform-overview">
    Access all device types through consistent REST endpoints.
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  <Card title="Real-time Webhooks" icon="webhook" href="/guides/webhooks/receive">
    Receive instant notifications about device events and actions.
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  <Card title="Secure Authentication" icon="shield" href="/get-started/authentication">
    API key authentication with sandbox and live environments.
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  <Card title="Device Management" icon="shield">
    Connect and manage devices from multiple OEMs through one API.
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## Build with Amps

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  <Card title="Energy management" icon="layout-dashboard">
    Build a unified energy management dashboard that monitors and controls all of a customer's DERs, batteries, solar inverters, HVAC systems, and EV chargers, through a single integration. Display real-time energy flows, coordinate between devices, optimise usage. No separate OEM integrations to manage.
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  <Card title="Demand response" icon="bolt">
    Run utility demand response programs by controlling HVAC systems and EV chargers across multiple OEMs. Send load reduction commands to every connected device with one call, regardless of manufacturer.
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  <Card title="Fleet management" icon="car">
    Monitor electric vehicle fleets across different manufacturers. Track battery levels, charging status, and range through consistent API endpoints, regardless of whether they're Teslas, Rivians, or other brands.
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  <Card title="Multi-property" icon="building">
    Coordinate energy resources across multiple properties for one customer. Connect batteries, solar inverters, and HVAC systems from different sites and OEMs, then monitor and control them all through one API.
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## Supported devices

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  <Card title="Batteries" icon="battery-full">
    Monitor and control battery storage systems
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  <Card title="EV Chargers" icon="bolt">
    Manage electric vehicle charging infrastructure
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  <Card title="HVAC Systems" icon="snowflake">
    Control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
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  <Card title="Solar Inverters" icon="sun">
    Track solar energy production and status
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  <Card title="Vehicles" icon="car">
    Monitor electric vehicle battery level, range, and charging status
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## Quick links

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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/get-started/quickstart">
    Quick start guide
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  <Card title="Concepts" icon="graduation-cap" href="/concepts/architecture">
    How Amps works, canonical actions, scheduling, and the design principles behind the API
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  <Card title="Cookbook" icon="utensils" href="/guides/cookbook/schedule-charge-later">
    Code-complete recipes for the most common integration tasks
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI tools (MCP)" icon="bot" href="/ai-tools/overview">
    Plug Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-aware tool into the docs
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/get-started/authentication">
    API authentication
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  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Complete API documentation
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