# Knowledge bases

Knowledge bases store business information for retrieval over time. Open **Resource Center → Knowledge Bases**, create a library, process its material, then bind it to an agent and validate answers.

```{toctree}
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Knowledge bases and conversation attachments <kb-in-agent-mode>
Create a knowledge base and import material <create-kb>
Manage files and structured tables <manage-files>
File information, tags, and validity dates <file-lifecycle>
Manage knowledge chunks <text-chunks>
Configure semantics and standard Q&A <semantic-config>
Bind and validate knowledge-based answers <browse-bind-kb>
```

- [Knowledge bases and conversation attachments](kb-in-agent-mode.md)
- [Create a knowledge base and import material](create-kb.md)
- [Manage files and structured tables](manage-files.md)
- [File information, tags, and validity dates](file-lifecycle.md)
- [Manage knowledge chunks](text-chunks.md)
- [Configure semantics and standard Q&A](semantic-config.md)
- [Bind and validate knowledge-based answers](browse-bind-kb.md)