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Updated 2026-04-24
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Knowledge base API for agent developers

An API that treats your AI agent as a first-class caller. MCP-native, rate-limited per key, with citations the agent can quote verbatim.

Building a useful AI agent comes down to giving the agent the right tools at the right moments. A good knowledge base tool is near the top of almost every list. 3meel is a knowledge base API designed with agent developers as the primary user — not an afterthought, not a checkbox.

What that looks like in practice

  • MCP-native: drop the server into any MCP-aware client or host runtime.
  • Typed tool schemas the agent can reason about — no free-text blob parameters.
  • Per-key rate limits (60 rpm) that keep runaway loops contained.
  • Citations on every result so the agent can quote pages, not just vibe.
  • Memory tools — save, search, resume, delete — for long-running sessions.

Patterns that work

  • Tool-first: the agent calls query_kb early in its plan and grounds downstream steps in the results.
  • Cite-or-abort: reject model outputs that do not include a citation from the retrieval call.
  • Memory + retrieval: long-running agents write facts to memory and read from retrieval; the two sit side by side.

Costs and quotas

Free plan: 100 queries per month, good for early prototyping. Pro: $17/month (7-day trial), 3,000 queries per month, 10 knowledge bases, 100 files per KB, 5 API keys. The 5 API keys matter — keep one per deployed agent so incidents scope cleanly.

How it compares to rolling your own

Running a vector DB plus an embedding pipeline plus a retrieval service yourself is two to four engineer-weeks before you have something production-shaped. Buying this layer lets you spend that time on the agent's reasoning, which is where your users feel the difference anyway.

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