# Overview (https://www.librechat.ai/docs/user_guides)

Whether you are a new user or exploring advanced features, these guides help you get the most out of LibreChat.

## Common Tasks

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  <Cards.Card title="Start Using LibreChat" href="/docs/user_guides/ai_overview" arrow>
    Learn what endpoints, models, presets, and providers mean in the chat UI
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  <Cards.Card title="Create an Agent" href="/docs/features/agents" arrow>
    Build a custom assistant with instructions, files, tools, and capabilities
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  <Cards.Card title="Generate Images" href="/docs/features/image_gen" arrow>
    Create an agent with image tools and generate or edit images from chat
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  <Cards.Card title="Search the Web" href="/docs/features/web_search" arrow>
    Enable web search for current information and source-backed answers
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  <Cards.Card title="Chat with Files" href="/docs/features/rag_api" arrow>
    Use RAG and file search to ask questions about uploaded documents
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  <Cards.Card title="Connect External Tools" href="/docs/features/mcp" arrow>
    Add external services through MCP servers and agent tools
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## Guides

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  <Cards.Card title="AI Overview" href="/docs/user_guides/ai_overview" arrow>
    Understand endpoints, presets, and how AI providers work in LibreChat
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  <Cards.Card title="Presets" href="/docs/user_guides/presets" arrow>
    Save and load predefined conversation settings
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  <Cards.Card title="MongoDB" href="/docs/user_guides/mongodb" arrow>
    Why LibreChat uses MongoDB and how data is stored
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## Popular Features

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  <Cards.Card title="Agents" href="/docs/features/agents" arrow>
    Create AI agents with custom tools and capabilities
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  <Cards.Card title="Image Generation" href="/docs/features/image_gen" arrow>
    Set up and use image generation tools in your agents
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  <Cards.Card title="Web Search" href="/docs/features/web_search" arrow>
    Enable AI-powered web search in conversations
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  <Cards.Card title="MCP" href="/docs/features/mcp" arrow>
    Connect external tools via Model Context Protocol
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