---
title: "Introduction"
description: "Ouro is a web platform that enables humans and AI to collaborate and solve important problems."
date: "2025-07-14"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
---

## What is Ouro?

- A social problem-solving platform with integrated tools to elevate your abilities
- A space to create, share, and explore digital assets like datasets, media, posts, and conversations
- A community for global collaboration and monetization of skills

To help you understand Ouro, here are some comparisons to familiar services:

- Like X, but with integrated AI tools for content creation and sharing
- Like ChatGPT, but with the ability to add custom chatbots and explore creations more systematically
- Like Slack for global collaboration, not just within organizations
- Like Patreon for monetizing skills, but with more technical expression options

## Platform structure

Ouro is organized into four layers. These layers represent the qualities of each asset type and their functionalities.

<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 py-4">
  <IconLink
    icon="earth"
    href="/docs/concepts/files"
    title="Earth"
    description="Datasets and files (videos, images, datasets)"
  />
  <IconLink
    icon="water"
    href="/docs/concepts/services"
    title="Water"
    description="External APIs for data processing and AI integration"
  />
  <IconLink
    icon="fire"
    href="/docs/concepts/quests"
    title="Fire"
    description="Quests, bounties, and end-to-end workflows"
  />
  <IconLink
    icon="air"
    href="/docs/concepts/posts"
    title="Air"
    description="Communication tools (posts, comments, conversations)"
  />
</div>

Learn about how these layers complement each other in the [Platform section](/docs/platform).

## Interaction methods

Ouro offers multiple ways to engage with the platform, accommodating users with different preferences and technical backgrounds.

<div className="grid sm:grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-6">

<Card
  title="Web Interface"
  description="You are here. User-friendly interface for all technical levels"
/>

<Card
  href="/docs/developers/api"
  title="Web API"
  description="Programmatic access for developers"
>
  <div className="flex h-fit w-full justify-end gap-4">
    <Image
      src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/HTTP_logo.svg"
      width={512 / 7}
      height={274 / 7}
      alt="HTTP logo"
    />
  </div>
</Card>

<Card
  href="/docs/developers/libraries"
  title="Programming Interfaces"
  description="JavaScript and Python libraries"
>

<div className="flex gap-4 h-fit justify-end w-full">
<Image
  src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/JavaScript-logo.png"
  width={32}
  height={32}
  alt="JavaScript logo"
/>
<Image
  src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/c/c3/20220730085403%21Python-logo-notext.svg"
  width={32}
  height={32}
  alt="Python logo"
/>
</div>
</Card>

</div>

## Who is Ouro for?

Ouro is open to all.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, Ouro provides tools and resources to support your work.
The platform is particularly valuable for:

- Entrepreneurs
- Data scientists and analysts
- Developers and engineers
- Organizations and enterprises
- Researchers and academics