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

# What is KIE?

> KIE (Knowledge Is Everything) is the umbrella Apache project and shared platform behind Drools, jBPM, and Kogito, providing common APIs, tooling, and runtime.

KIE stands for **Knowledge Is Everything** — the umbrella project and shared
platform that ties together Drools, jBPM, and Kogito. It provides the common
building blocks these projects share: the knowledge APIs, build and deployment
tooling, authoring assets, and the KIE Server runtime. Now hosted as **Apache
KIE**, it is the foundation Aletyx builds its enterprise products on.

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Core Concepts" icon="book-open" href="/docs/core-concepts">
    Get grounded in the foundational concepts behind the KIE platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Platform" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/components/overview">
    Tour the components that make up the Aletyx platform built on KIE.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Drools" icon="gears" href="/docs/drools/overview">
    Dive into the rules engine that KIE ties together with jBPM and Kogito.
  </Card>

  <Card title="jBPM" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/components/jbpm">
    Explore the process automation project under the KIE umbrella.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Kogito" icon="rocket" href="/docs/components/kogito">
    See the cloud-native runtime that modernizes KIE technologies.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Drools vs Kogito vs KIE" icon="scale-balanced" href="/docs/faq/concepts/drools-kogito-kie">
    Understand how KIE relates to Drools and Kogito.
  </Card>
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