# Rekor Scout Overview

[Rekor Scout®](https://www.rekor.ai/software/scout) runs on your hardware/application and enables automatic license plate recognition from any IP camera. You don’t need to spend an excessive amount of money or use complicated and costly video management software. The software can be used for general surveillance or as an engine to add LPR capabilities to other applications.

The [Scout Agent](https://docs.rekor.ai/scout/agent) recognizes license plates and the [Scout Web Server](https://docs.rekor.ai/scout/web-server) (either cloud or self-hosted) displays searchable results. The [Application Integration](https://docs.rekor.ai/scout/application-integration) section discusses other options for retrieving results from the Agent.

Learn more about Scout at [https://www.](https://www.openalpr.com/software/scout)[rekor.ai/software/scout](https://www.rekor.ai/software/scout)

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.rekor.ai/scout/getting-started/rekor-scout-overview.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.