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Get Started with Collinear

Collinear’s data flywheel transforms how you develop and improve AI systems through three core capabilities: Simulate, Analyze, and Improve. This guide will help you understand how these components work together to create a continuous improvement loop.

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The Data Flywheel Process

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Simulate

Generate realistic user interactions with diverse personas and edge cases to stress-test your AI agents. This is where you discover real-world failure modes that manual testing would miss.
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Analyze

Use AI Judges to systematically evaluate performance across 20+ metrics for safety, reliability, and performance. Pinpoint specific failure modes and areas for improvement.
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Improve

Generate high-signal semi-synthetic data tailored to identified gaps, creating targeted training data for post-training improvement.

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Why the Data Flywheel Works

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Discover Real-World Failure Modes

Traditional testing relies on manual test cases and known scenarios. Collinear’s simulations generate thousands of diverse user interactions, exposing edge cases and failure modes that would otherwise go unnoticed.

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Scale QA Beyond Human Capacity

Replace manual testing with automated, reproducible simulations that cover thousands of scenarios in minutes, not months.

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Close the Feedback Loop

Generate targeted training data based on actual performance gaps, not guesswork. Every improvement is data-driven and measurable.

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Accelerate Development Cycles

Move from evaluation to improvement in days, not months, with continuous insights and automated data generation.

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Core Capabilities Deep Dive

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Simulate: Realistic User Interactions

The simulation engine generates high-fidelity, multi-turn conversations with diverse user personas. Each simulation includes:
  • Demographic diversity: Ages, genders, occupations, locations, language
  • Personality traits: Impatience, confusion, skepticism, urgency, incoherence
  • Intent variety: Search, booking, complaints, technical issues, escalations
  • Edge cases: Unusual scenarios, high-stress situations, complex requests

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Analyze: Comprehensive Evaluation

Our AI Judges evaluate your systems across 20+ metrics, providing detailed insights into:
  • Safety: Harmful content, bias, inappropriate responses
  • Reliability: Consistency, accuracy, factual correctness
  • Performance: Response quality, helpfulness, user satisfaction, intent understanding, role adherence, looping behavior
  • Custom Metrics: Domain-specific criteria tailored to your use case

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Improve: Targeted Data Generation

Transform insights from analysis into high-quality training data:
  • Gap-focused generation: Create data specifically targeting identified weaknesses
  • Quality filtering: Use AI Judges to ensure only high-signal examples are included
  • Format flexibility: Generate data in formats compatible with your training pipeline
  • Continuous improvement: Iteratively refine data based on model performance

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Getting Started Paths

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Quick Start (5 minutes)

Perfect for first-time users who want to see Collinear in action:
  1. Run your first simulation with pre-configured personas
  2. Analyze the results with built-in safety and performance judges
  3. Generate a small dataset for immediate use

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Simulations Deep Dive

For teams focused on comprehensive testing and evaluation:
  1. Learn simulation fundamentals and persona design
  2. Create custom personas for your specific domain
  3. Scale up to thousands of test scenarios
  4. Integrate with your existing evaluation pipeline

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Full Data Flywheel

For teams ready to implement continuous improvement:
  1. Set up automated simulation pipelines
  2. Configure custom evaluation metrics
  3. Implement data curation workflows
  4. Integrate with your training infrastructure

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Next Steps

Ready to start your data flywheel journey? Choose your path:

Quick Start

Get up and running in 5 minutes with a simple simulation

Simulations Guide

Learn how to create and configure realistic user simulations

API Reference

Explore our comprehensive API documentation

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Support and Resources

  • Documentation: Comprehensive guides for all capabilities
  • API Reference: Complete endpoint documentation with examples
  • Community: Join our Discord for discussions and support
  • Support: Contact us at support@collinear.ai for enterprise support
Ready to transform your AI development process? Start with our Quick Start guide to see Collinear in action!