> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kiteml.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kite Platform API: augment robot datasets and train policies from your code

> One small REST API for running Kite from your own code — augment robot datasets and train policies on cloud GPUs today, evaluate in simulation soon.

The Kite Platform API runs the platform from your own code. Today that means two things.

**Augmentation:** point Kite at a teleoperation dataset, describe a visual change in plain language, and get back new episodes as a standard LeRobot dataset. **Training:** pick your policies and a GPU tier, and get back trained checkpoints. Both run on cloud GPUs you never have to manage, and the output of the first is valid input to the second. Simulation evaluation is coming to the API next.

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  <a className="kite-btn kite-btn--primary" href="/quickstart">Get started</a>
  <a className="kite-btn kite-btn--ghost" href="/platform-api/overview">Explore the API</a>
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      <p className="kg-card__desc">Fine-tune VLA and imitation-learning policies on cloud GPUs. Train several in one call and compare them.</p>
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Start with the [quickstart](/quickstart) to run your first augmentation, or read [authentication](/platform-api/authentication) to create an API key. Every endpoint is listed in the [API reference](/platform-api/api-reference).

<Tip>
  Prefer a terminal or an AI assistant? The same platform is available through the [Kite CLI](https://kiteml.com/docs/cli) and the [Kite MCP server](https://kiteml.com/docs/mcp), which share this API's authentication.
</Tip>


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