nohow.ai

Nohow.ai is a tool that turns your internal documents into a private, queryable AI. You upload PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, and other files, and it creates a knowledge base that your team or customers can ask questions against. The key difference is that it deploys entirely within your own AWS account, meaning your data never leaves your infrastructure. You get a one-time license for the software and then pay AWS directly for the compute costs, which typically range from $5 to $50 per month.

Setting it up is designed to be quick. You deploy the infrastructure with one click, drag-and-drop your documents into an admin console for indexing, and then choose how people will access it. The most common way is a chat widget you can embed on any website with a single line of code, but it also offers a REST API, a command-line interface (CLI), a browser extension, and an MCP server for integration with tools like Claude and Cursor. Every answer the AI provides is grounded in your source material and includes citations, so users can verify the information and the system avoids making things up.

This tool is built for industries that operate on dense documentation, like legal firms, insurance companies, healthcare providers, and government agencies. It helps reduce repetitive support calls by letting customers find answers in policy manuals or procedural guides themselves. Internal teams can also use it to quickly query internal wikis or, with the Jira integration, manage project tickets through natural language. It’s for organizations that need the power of a document-aware AI but require full data control and want to avoid ongoing SaaS subscription fees.