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

# Introduction

> Welcome to Smooth

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## Overview

Smooth is a browser agent that can go to the web and perform tasks autonomously. It's the most reliable browser agent yet while also being 7x cheaper and 7x faster than traditional browser use.

* **Most reliable browser agent yet**: Smooth is state-of-the-art on the leading browser automation benchmarks.
* **Blazing fast**: 7x faster than browser use. Ideal for time-sensitive use cases.
* **Massively cheaper**: 7x more affordable than browser use.
* **Plug-and-play**: Run a task in just 4 lines of code, making it easy to integrate into your workflow.
* **Infinitely scalable & serverless API**: From one-off runs to millions of executions, Smooth scales instantly with zero infrastructure management.
* **Instant browser spin-up**: Spins-up browser sessions that are immediately ready for action with no infrastructure management.
* **Custom proxy configuration**: Tailor the browsing configuration with flexible proxy settings to suit your needs.
* **Persistent sessions**: Maintain state across multiple tasks to preserve cookies and authentication.
* **Auto-CAPTCHA solvers**: Bypass CAPTCHA challenges automatically, allowing for uninterrupted task execution.

<Check>**Enterprise ready:** Security compliance reports - On-prem options - BAA agreements - SSO</Check>

## Getting started

Run your first task in 4 lines of code.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Step-by-step instructions to launch your first browser task.
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  <Card title="API reference" icon="terminal" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Explore our full APIs for advanced integration.
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## Need inspiration?

Browse our step-by-step tutorials and guides.

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  <Card title="Scrape behind login walls" icon="lock" href="/guides/scrape-behind-login-walls">
    Extract data from secured sites with persistent sessions.
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  <Card title="Dynamic multi-step forms" icon="pen-to-square" href="/guides/fill-in-multi-step-dynamic-forms">
    Fill-in interactive forms with step-by-step instructions.
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  <Card title="Social media automation" icon="thumbs-up" href="/guides/social-media-automation">
    Automate interactions on any social media platform.
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  <Card title="Flight search" icon="plane" href="/guides/flight-search">
    Quickly find and compare flights across multiple sites.
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  <Card title="Real-time people enrichment" icon="user" href="/guides/real-time-people-enrichment">
    Enrich people or company profiles with fresh information.
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  <Card title="Lead capture" icon="filter" href="/guides/lead-capture">
    Gather potential customers from any online resource.
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  <Card title="Government portals" icon="building-columns" href="/guides/government-portals">
    Access and interact with official government services online.
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  <Card title="Invoice retrieval" icon="receipt" href="/guides/invoice-retrieval">
    Automatically retrieve invoices from any website.
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## Community

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  Join our community for support and showcases
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