BoldareaskdareDare to ask.

An AI assistant for any website, in one script tag

askdare is an open source Next.js library by Boldare, on the OpenAI API. It answers from your documents, calls your tools and fits your brand, with security built in.

Get startedRead the docs

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Everything a website chat needs, nothing it doesn't

  • One script tag

    Your Next.js app serves the chat. Any website, Next.js or not, embeds it with one line.

    Embedding the chat →

  • Answers from your documents

    Upload a folder once with kb sync. Every answer cites its sources as links to your pages.

    Knowledge base →

  • Your own tools

    Let the assistant check an order or a price. Arguments are validated with Zod, end to end.

    Tools →

  • Images, PDFs and voice

    Visitors attach files or dictate. The transcript lands in the field for them to check.

    Attachments and voice →

  • Secure by default

    Short-lived tokens, rate limits and daily budgets. Visitors never pick the model or tools.

    Going public →

  • No database

    Conversations live in OpenAI. Deploy to Vercel or Heroku with two environment variables.

    Deployment →

From zero to a working chat in fifteen minutes

  1. 1

    Install

    Add the library and zod to your Next.js app.

    Requirements and setup →
  2. 2

    Set up

    init writes the chat route, a bot to start from and the environment template.

    What init and doctor do →
  3. 3

    Embed

    Paste one tag on any website. The chat is served from your app.

    Embedding on other sites →
Follow the 15-minute guideAll docs
# 1. Install
$ npm install @boldare/askdare zod

# 2. Set up
$ npx @boldare/askdare init

# 3. Embed
<script src="https://your-app.com/api/chat/widget.js?bot=support" async></script>

Four themes, light and dark, or your own

Pick one in a line of config, adjust its tokens, or style every part with your own CSS. Themes and styling in the docs.

  • Aura

    Glossy and voice-first, around an iridescent bubble.

    Try Aura →

  • Sage

    A calm companion with a face and a name.

    You are looking at it

  • Halo

    Clean and bright: a frosted orb in rings of light.

    Try Halo →

  • Care

    Trust first: hyperlegible type, AAA contrast.

    Try Care →

  • BLDR custom

    A custom theme in Boldare's style: one of the presets, adjusted with defineTheme and a few lines of CSS.

    defineTheme({ extends: 'halo', tokens: { radius: '0px', … } })See your brand in it →