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

# Welcome to Bronto

> Bronto is the Intelligent Observability Data Platform for the AI era — store, search, monitor all your observability data at scale, without trade-offs on cost or coverage.

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## Overview

Observability is essential for maintaining system health, detecting security threats, and troubleshooting issues efficiently. As infrastructure scales, it generates an overwhelming volume of logs, metrics and traces, forcing teams to decide which data to retain, archive, or discard. Limiting retention, sampling, or filtering data before ingestion can reduce costs, but often leads to gaps in visibility and the loss of critical insights.

Scalable observability should not require these trade-offs. Bronto ensures that organizations can store, search, and monitor all their telemetry — without sacrificing coverage or control over costs. With high-performance search, simple cost transparency, and flexible retention, Bronto provides the scale you need without forcing you to compromise on the data that matters.

Bronto also includes AI-native workflows built directly into the platform to help teams move faster from raw data to answers. **[Custom Parser](/core-features/custom-parser)** transforms unstructured observability data into structured, queryable events. **[Hosted MCP](/ai-features/hosted-mcp)** and **[Local MCP](/ai-features/local-mcp)** connect AI agents directly to Bronto datasets and search tools. **[BrontoScope](/ai-features/brontoscope)** automatically investigates error events, surfacing likely causes, impact, and recommended next steps with supporting evidence.

## Get Started

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  <Card title="Get data into Bronto" icon="paper-plane" iconType="regular" href="/agent-setup/agent-intro">
    Collect events from your hosts and send them to Bronto.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search your data" icon="magnifying-glass" iconType="solid" href="/Search-and-Visualize/Log-Search">
    Search across all your logs, metrics and traces with filters, queries, and fast exploration tools.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visualize your data" icon="chart-line" iconType="solid" href="/Search-and-Visualize/Dashboards">
    Build dashboards and visualizations from the data collected in Bronto.
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  <Card title="Set up alerts and monitors" icon="bell" iconType="regular" href="/core-features/monitors">
    Detect issues early with real-time alerts and automated monitoring.
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  <Card title="Custom Parser" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" iconType="solid" href="/core-features/custom-parser">
    Turn unstructured telemetry into structured, queryable events.
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  <Card title="Hosted MCP" icon="robot" iconType="solid" href="/ai-features/hosted-mcp">
    Connect AI clients directly to Bronto's hosted MCP endpoint.
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  <Card title="Local MCP" icon="terminal" iconType="solid" href="/ai-features/local-mcp">
    Run the Bronto MCP server locally for agent access to Bronto data.
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  <Card title="BrontoScope" icon="sparkles" iconType="solid" href="/ai-features/brontoscope">
    Investigate error events automatically with AI-generated analysis.
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  <Card title="Account management" icon="users" iconType="regular" href="/Account-Management/Access-Control">
    Manage users, permissions, and settings for your organization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bronto API" icon="code" iconType="solid" href="/Account-Management/API-Keys">
    Integrate Bronto into your stack with API access and automation.
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