> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.withampersand.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Overview
[Ampersand](https://www.withampersand.com/) is a declarative platform for SaaS builders who are creating product integrations. It allows you to:
* Read data from your customer's SaaS
* Write data to your customer's SaaS
* Subscribe to events (creates, deletes, and field changes) in your customer's SaaS.
Here's an overview of the Ampersand platform:
The key components include:
* **Manifest file:** an `amp.yaml` file, where you define all your integrations: API to connect to, objects and fields you want to read or write, and configuration options you'd like to expose to your customers.
* **Ampersand server:** a managed service that keeps track of each of your customer’s configurations, and makes the appropriate API calls to your customer's SaaS, while optimizing for cost, handling retries and error message parsing.
* **Embeddable UI components** with Ampersand, you can embed set-up, configuration, and management UIs that allow your end users to customize and manage their integrations.
* **Dashboard**: our dashboard allows you to monitor and troubleshoot your customers' integrations.
