Welcome to the ABBYY Vantage how-to guides. These are beginner-friendly, 101-level tutorials designed to help new Vantage users get up and running quickly. Each guide walks you through a specific task from start to finish, with clear steps, screenshots, and estimated completion times. No prior Vantage experience required.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
What’s covered
Choose between Base, Derived, and New skills
Decide which skill approach fits your document type and start with the right foundation
Process documents with SFTP
Create a Process skill and set up automated document processing via SFTP
Configure PDF Processing Mode
Choose the right PDF Processing Mode in OCR skills and Process skills for your documents
Configure LLM connections
Connect Vantage to OpenAI or Microsoft Foundry for AI-powered extraction
Extract data with prompt-based activities
Use natural language prompts to extract data from documents in Advanced Designer
Add the Vantage MCP server to Claude Code
Add ABBYY Vantage documentation search to Claude Code for instant access while developing
Add the Vantage MCP server to GitHub Copilot
Add ABBYY Vantage documentation search to GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Who these guides are for
These tutorials are perfect for:- New Vantage users getting started with the platform
- Developers integrating Vantage into their applications
- Business analysts exploring document processing capabilities
- Anyone who learns best by doing
Before you begin
Most guides assume you have:- Access to an ABBYY Vantage tenant
- A user account with appropriate permissions
- Basic familiarity with document types you want to process
Don’t have access yet? Contact ABBYY to request a tenant or trial.
Looking for more?
Once you’ve completed these introductory guides, explore the full documentation:- Skill Catalog — Browse pre-trained skills for common document types
- Skill Designer — Build custom extraction skills
- Developer Guide — Integrate Vantage via API
