Flat AI is a minimal-dependency Python framework from MindsDB designed to embed AI capabilities into products quickly. It supports chat, document retrieval and QA, text summarization, and more through a consistent interface. Developers can connect to OpenAI, Hugging Face, Anthropic, and other LLMs, as well as popular vector stores, without managing infrastructure. Flat AI handles prompt templating, batching, caching, error handling, multi-tenancy, and monitoring out of the box, enabling scalable, secure deployment of AI features in web apps, analytics tools, and automation workflows.