# Tractorscope

> Tractorscope is an embedded analytics platform for connecting databases, building SQL and AI-assisted charts and dashboards, and embedding customer-facing analytics into SaaS products and other applications.

## Canonical Summary

- Canonical machine-readable product summary: [Tractorscope AI Context](https://tractorscope.com/docs/llms-source)
- What it is: Web-based business intelligence and embedded analytics for live database-backed charts, dashboards, reports, alerts, and embeds.
- Who it is for: Developers, product teams, operators, and SaaS companies building internal dashboards or customer-facing analytics.
- Embed options: Dashboard iframe embeds, single-chart web components, and server-generated signed URLs with optional filter scoping.
- Supported databases: MySQL 5.7, MySQL 8, Postgres, BigQuery, LibSQL/Turso, SingleStore, and MotherDuck.
- Security model: Account isolation, users and groups, dashboard permissions, 2FA, server-side API-key signing for embeds, allowed domains, SSH tunnels, and fixed outgoing IPs.
- Pricing entry point: Plans start at $5/month, all features included, free 30-day trial.
- Key differentiators: Built for developers, SQL-first, AI-assisted chart creation, direct database connections, embedded analytics focus, and no per-viewer embed fees in public product positioning.

## Product

- [Home](https://tractorscope.com/): Main product overview with emphasis on embedded analytics for developers.
- [Pricing](https://tractorscope.com/pricing): Public pricing and plan information.
- [Watch Demo](https://tractorscope.com/watch-a-demo): Short product demo and walkthrough videos.
- [Docs Home](https://tractorscope.com/docs): Primary documentation index for setup, charting, embedding, permissions, and troubleshooting.
- [Tractorscope AI Context](https://tractorscope.com/docs/llms-source): Concise machine-oriented overview of the product, especially embeds, dashboards, charts, permissions, and supported databases.

## Getting Started

- [What is Tractorscope?](https://tractorscope.com/docs/what-is-tractorscope): High-level definition of Tractorscope as an embedded analytics product with dashboard and chart-building capabilities.
- [Welcome to Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/welcome): Introductory overview of how Tractorscope connects to databases and supports dashboards, charts, alerts, reports, and embeds.
- [Getting Started with Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/installation): Best first-stop onboarding guide for new users.
- [Connect Tractorscope to MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, and Snowflake](https://tractorscope.com/docs/connect-to-your-databases): How to configure a database connection and validate access.
- [Create your first dashboard and chart](https://tractorscope.com/docs/create-first-dashboard): Basic dashboard and chart creation workflow.

## Embedded Analytics First

- [Using Tractorscope for embedded analytics](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embedded-analytics-use-case): Main embedded analytics overview and best first-stop use-case page.
- [Embed Tractorscope dashboards in a SaaS app](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embedded-analytics-for-saas-products): SaaS-oriented embedded analytics implementation guidance.
- [Customer-facing dashboards](https://tractorscope.com/docs/customer-facing-dashboards): Guidance for dashboards shown directly to end users.
- [Multi-tenant embedded analytics](https://tractorscope.com/docs/multi-tenant-embedded-analytics): Tenant-scoped embedded analytics patterns.
- [White-label embedded analytics with Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/white-label-embedded-analytics): Branding and white-label embed guidance.

## Core Documentation

- [Core concepts in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/core-concepts): Definitions and relationships between accounts, dashboards, charts, filters, embeds, alerts, and reports.
- [Tractorscope glossary](https://tractorscope.com/docs/glossary): Canonical term definitions for common product vocabulary.
- [Supported databases and connection options in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/supported-databases): Supported engines and connection modes.
- [Tractorscope database health and troubleshooting](https://tractorscope.com/docs/database-health-and-troubleshooting): Common connection and query troubleshooting guidance.
- [Dashboard builder guide](https://tractorscope.com/docs/dashboard-builder-guide): Main guide for building and organizing dashboards.
- [Tractorscope chart types guide](https://tractorscope.com/docs/chart-types-guide): Overview of supported chart and visualization types.
- [SQL query shapes for Tractorscope charts](https://tractorscope.com/docs/sql-query-shapes-for-charts): Reference for the result shapes required by different chart types.
- [Tractorscope filters overview](https://tractorscope.com/docs/filters-overview): Filter behavior, filter types, and filter usage across dashboards and embeds.

## Embedding And Integration

- [Tractorscope embedding overview](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embedding-overview): Best entry point for supported embedding patterns and embedded analytics concepts.
- [Configure dashboard embedding in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/configure-embed-link): How to enable and prepare dashboards for embedding.
- [Compose a Tractorscope dashboard embed URL](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embed-a-dashboard): How signed embed URLs work, including HMAC signing and optional filter values.
- [Embed signature reference](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embed-signature-reference): Detailed embed signature reference for server-side implementations.
- [Embed chart as a web component](https://tractorscope.com/docs/embed-web-components): Web component integration guide for embedding charts outside Tractorscope.
- [Allowed domains and CORS for Tractorscope embeds](https://tractorscope.com/docs/allowed-domains-and-cors): Browser-origin restrictions and embed security configuration.
- [API keys](https://tractorscope.com/docs/api-keys): How API keys are used for secure embedding and signature generation.

## Charts, SQL, And Reporting

- [Creating charts with SQL](https://tractorscope.com/docs/creating-charts-with-sql): Main guide for SQL-backed chart creation.
- [Create charts with AI in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/creating-charts-with-ai): How natural-language chart generation works and how to refine results.
- [Build dashboards with AI in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/ai-dashboard-builder): AI-assisted dashboard-building workflow.
- [Tractorscope table charts reference](https://tractorscope.com/docs/table-charts-reference): Canonical table-chart documentation.
- [Share Tractorscope dashboards](https://tractorscope.com/docs/sharing-dashboards): Sharing options for internal, shared, and embedded analytics workflows.
- [Tractorscope alerts and notifications](https://tractorscope.com/docs/alerts-and-notifications): Alert creation, evaluation conditions, and notification behavior.
- [Schedule dashboard email reports in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/scheduled-dashboard-email-reports): Scheduled reporting workflow and email delivery behavior.

## Security And Access

- [Tractorscope account settings overview](https://tractorscope.com/docs/account-settings-overview): Overview of account-level configuration areas.
- [Security model](https://tractorscope.com/docs/security-model): Canonical security and permissions overview.
- [User roles, groups, and dashboard permissions in Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/user-roles-groups-dashboard-permissions): Primary access-control reference.
- [API keys](https://tractorscope.com/docs/api-keys): Server-side key management for signing embed payloads and controlling secure embedded access.
- [Enable two-factor authentication](https://tractorscope.com/docs/enable-2fa): Two-factor authentication setup.
- [Connect Tractorscope to a database with an SSH tunnel](https://tractorscope.com/docs/database-connection-with-ssh-tunnel): Secure private-database connection option.
- [Connect Tractorscope with fixed outgoing IPs](https://tractorscope.com/docs/fixed-outgoing-ips): Allowlist-based database access option.

## Additional Use Cases

- [Operational reporting dashboards with Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/operational-reporting-dashboards): Operational reporting examples and positioning.
- [Executive KPI dashboards with Tractorscope](https://tractorscope.com/docs/executive-kpi-dashboards): KPI dashboard use cases and expected patterns.

## Optional Blog Posts

- [Security Best Practices for Your Embedded Analytics](https://tractorscope.com/blog/security-practices-for-embedded-analytics): Evergreen security guidance relevant to embedded analytics implementations.
- [The Developer’s Guide to Choosing the Right Visualization Stack](https://tractorscope.com/blog/choosing-right-visualization-tools): Evaluation-oriented post comparing build-vs-buy considerations for visualization stacks.
- [Why "Downloadable Data Files" Are Still the MVP Your Users Want](https://tractorscope.com/blog/download-data-as-file): Product-adjacent rationale for downloadable data experiences.
- [Introducing AI-Powered SQL Assistance in Tractorscope!](https://tractorscope.com/blog/sql-queries-ai-assistant): Background on AI-assisted SQL workflows in the product.
- [Is Tractorscope Right for You?](https://tractorscope.com/blog/is-tractorscope-right-for-you): Buyer-oriented fit and positioning guidance.