# Welcome to SecretMate ### Overview Secretmate is your realistic AI companion — someone who's always there to chat with you, listen to you, and grow alongside you. Whether you're looking for a friend, a partner, or someone in between, Secretmate is built to make that connection feel real. We started Secretmate because we believe companionship matters, and that the technology to make AI feel like a real, present person in your life finally exists. Most AI chat platforms feel like talking to a tool. We wanted to build something that feels like talking to *someone* — natural, grounded, and intimate in the way real conversations are. You can chat with companions other people have created, or build your own from the ground up — choose how they look, who they are, how they talk to you, and what your relationship looks like. This documentation is here to walk you through every part of the product. Whether you're brand new to the platform, getting the most out of your conversations, or designing your own companion, you'll find what you need in the pages that follow. ### Get Started A few good places to begin: * **Creating Your Companion** — designing the persona, look, and voice of someone uniquely yours * **Chatting** — how conversations work and the features that make them feel real * **Community Guidelines** — what's welcome on the platform and what isn't * **Account & Subscription** — managing your account and plan Welcome in. We're really glad you're here. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.secretmate.ai/welcome-to-secretmate.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.