# Overview

Panther is a cloud-native SIEM featuring detections-as-code and advanced search, with a number of natively supported log sources and alert destinations. Ingest terabytes of security events per day into a structured data lake in Panther to power real-time detections and investigations.

<div data-full-width="false"><figure><img src="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-81172e728ebda8fd575e30ee0a96109d5cbe9e63%2FPanther%20Overview%20-%20Detailed.png?alt=media" alt="A diagram showing how Panther works: It ingests, parses, and normalizes security logs, detects anomalies with rules, then alerts your team of suspicious activity. At the bottom of the diagram is a &#x22;Long-term retention&#x22; box, showing that data is stored in Snowflake and queryable."><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

## Explore Panther features

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Start using Panther</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="quick-start">Quick Start</a></td><td><a href="quick-start/onboarding-guide">Onboarding Guide</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2e7e90448e5fc5723753a5f6207272f1b3786d50%2FPanther-Head.png?alt=media">Panther-Head.png</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data ingestion</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="data-onboarding/supported-logs">Supported Log Sources</a></td><td><a href="data-onboarding/custom-log-types">Custom Log Sources</a></td><td><a href="data-onboarding/ingestion-filters">Ingestion Filters</a></td><td><a href="data-onboarding/field-discovery">Field Discovery</a></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e36c6f2436d305a86bb041f78782e35a542e2bdc%2FConnect.png?alt=media">Connect.png</a></td><td><a href="data-onboarding">data-onboarding</a></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Detections</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="detections/panther-managed">Panther-managed Detections</a></td><td><a href="detections/rules/python">Python Detections</a></td><td><a href="detections/rules/derived">Derived Detections</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-472b5ad09411be0f9e377a08ed05cea010905a92%2FDetection.png?alt=media">detection.png</a></td><td><a href="detections">detections</a></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Alerts</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="alerts/destinations">Alert Destinations</a></td><td><a href="../alerts#ai-alert-triage">AI Alert Triage</a></td><td><a href="alerts/alert-management">Assigning and Managing Alerts</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-424126d19900d5ca729f29c3ae601a89792c84ab%2FAlert.png?alt=media">Alert.png</a></td><td><a href="alerts">alerts</a></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Investigations</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="search/search-tool">Search</a></td><td><a href="search/panther-fields">Standard Fields</a></td><td><a href="search/scheduled-searches">Saved &#x26; Scheduled Searches</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8905ca77e53e2d20e422022ca014ce5fd95e421f%2FGraph-Data.png?alt=media">Graph-Data.png</a></td><td><a href="search">search</a></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data enrichment</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="enrichment/custom">Custom Enrichments</a></td><td><a href="../enrichment#panther-managed-enrichments">Panther-managed Enrichments</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-6970c5c072ab53d96cf3f5b9dbead4d249a7e92c%2FData.png?alt=media">Data.png</a></td><td><a href="enrichment">enrichment</a></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Developer tools</strong></p><hr></td><td><a href="panther-developer-workflows/api">Panther API</a></td><td><a href="panther-developer-workflows/detections-repo/pat">Panther Analysis Tool</a></td><td><a href="panther-developer-workflows/detections-repo/ci-cd">CI/CD for Panther Content</a></td><td><a href="panther-developer-workflows/converting-sigma-rules">Converting Sigma Rules</a></td><td><a href="https://4011785613-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgdiSWdyJcXPahGi9Rs-2910905616%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4794e40e3dbd6a621809266dc1dce213dc0e6896%2FGear.png?alt=media">Gear.png</a></td><td><a href="panther-developer-workflows/overview">overview</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get started

* Want to learn more about Panther? Visit our [website](https://panther.com/).
* Interested in a demo? Fill out [this form](https://panther.com/product/request-a-demo/).
* Have a brand-new Panther account? Check out [Quick Start](https://docs.panther.com/quick-start).
* Ready to start detecting threats? Follow the [Onboarding Guide](https://docs.panther.com/quick-start/onboarding-guide).


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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.panther.com/readme.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.