RationAI · Jurgee · Mar 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026 · Mar 7, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,222 +1,51 @@
 # RationAI Python SDK
 
-A Python SDK for interacting with RationAI pathology image analysis services. This library provides both synchronous and asynchronous clients for image classification, segmentation, and quality control operations.
+[![Python 3.12+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
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-## Installation
+Python SDK for interacting with RationAI pathology image analysis services. This library provides both synchronous and asynchronous clients for image classification, segmentation, and quality control operations.
 
-```bash
-pip install git+https://github.com/RationAI/rationai-sdk-python.git
-```
+## Documentation
 
-## Quick Start
+Comprehensive documentation is available at **[rationai.github.io/rationai-sdk-python](https://rationai.github.io/rationai-sdk-python/)**.
 
-### Synchronous Client
+## Features
 
-```python
-import rationai
-import numpy as np
-from PIL import Image
-
-# Initialize the client
-client = rationai.Client()
-
-# Load an image
-image = Image.open("path/to/image.jpg").convert("RGB")
+- **Image Analysis**: Classify and segment pathology images (WSI patches) using deployed models.
+- **Quality Control**: Automated QC workflows for Whole Slide Images (WSI).
+- **Concurrency**: Built-in async support for high-throughput processing.
+- **Efficiency**: Optimized data transfer with LZ4 compression.
 
-# Classify the image
-result = client.models.classify_image("model-name", image)
-print(result)
+## Requirements
 
-# Segment the image
-segmentation = client.models.segment_image("segmentation-model", image)
-print(segmentation.shape)  # (num_classes, height, width)
+- Python 3.12 or higher
 
-client.close()
-```
-
-### Asynchronous Client
-
-```python
-import asyncio
-import rationai
+## Installation
 
-async def main():
-    async with rationai.AsyncClient() as client:
-        # Your async operations here
-        result = await client.models.classify_image("model-name", image)
-        print(result)
+Install the package directly from GitHub:
 
-asyncio.run(main())
+```bash
+pip install git+https://github.com/RationAI/rationai-sdk-python.git
 ```
 
-## API Reference
-
-### Models (`client.models`)
-
-#### `classify_image(model: str, image: Image | NDArray[np.uint8]) -> float | dict[str, float]`
-
-Classify an image using the specified model.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `model`: The name of the model to use for classification
-- `image`: The image to classify (must be uint8 RGB image)
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for the request (defaults to 100 seconds)
-
-**Returns:** Classification result as a float (binary) or dict of probabilities per class
-
-#### `segment_image(model: str, image: Image | NDArray[np.uint8]) -> NDArray[np.float16]`
-
-Segment an image using the specified model.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `model`: The name of the model to use for segmentation
-- `image`: The image to segment (must be uint8 RGB image)
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for the request (defaults to 100 seconds)
-
-**Returns:** Segmentation mask as numpy array with shape `(num_classes, height, width)`
-
-### Slide (`client.slide`)
-
-#### `heatmap(model: str, slide_path: str, tissue_mask_path: str, output_path: str, stride_fraction: float = 0.5, output_bigtiff_tile_height: int = 512, output_bigtiff_tile_width: int = 512, timeout: int = 1000) -> str`
-
-Generate a heatmap for a whole slide image using the specified model.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `model`: The name of the model to use for heatmap generation
-- `slide_path`: Path to the whole slide image
-- `tissue_mask_path`: Path to the tissue mask for the slide
-- `output_path`: Directory to save the generated heatmap tiles
-- `stride_fraction`: Fraction of tile size to use as stride between tiles (default: 0.5)
-- `output_bigtiff_tile_height`: Height of output heatmap tiles in pixels (default: 512)
-- `output_bigtiff_tile_width`: Width of output heatmap tiles in pixels (default: 512)
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for the request (defaults to 1000 seconds)
-
-**Returns:** The path to the generated heatmap. Should match the output_path provided.
-
-### Quality Control (`client.qc`)
-
-#### `check_slide(wsi_path, output_path, config=None, timeout=3600) -> str`
-
-Check quality of a whole slide image.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `wsi_path`: Path to the whole slide image
-- `output_path`: Directory to save output masks
-- `config`: Optional `SlideCheckConfig` for the quality check
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for the request (defaults to 3600 seconds)
-
-**Returns:** xOpat link containing the processed WSI for visual inspection of generated masks
-
-#### `check_slides(wsi_paths, output_path, config=None, timeout=3600, max_concurrent=4)` (async only)
-
-Check quality of multiple slides concurrently.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `wsi_paths`: List of paths to whole slide images
-- `output_path`: Directory to save output masks
-- `config`: Optional `SlideCheckConfig` for the quality check
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for each request (defaults to 3600 seconds)
-- `max_concurrent`: Maximum number of concurrent slide checks (defaults to 4)
-
-**Yields:** `SlideCheckResult` for each slide containing the path, xOpat URL (if successful), and any error information
-
-#### `generate_report(backgrounds, mask_dir, save_location, compute_metrics=True, timeout=None) -> None`
-
-Generate a QC report from processed slides.
-
-**Parameters:**
-
-- `backgrounds`: List of paths to background (slide) images
-- `mask_dir`: Directory containing generated masks
-- `save_location`: Path where the report HTML will be saved
-- `compute_metrics`: Whether to compute quality metrics (default: True)
-- `timeout`: Optional timeout for the request
-
-For more details, refer to the [QC documentation](https://quality-control-rationai-digital-pathology-quali-82f7255ed88b44.gitlab-pages.ics.muni.cz).
-
-## Managing Concurrency
-
-To avoid overloading the server, it's important to limit concurrent requests. Here are recommended approaches:
-
-### Using `asyncio.Semaphore`
-
-Limit the number of concurrent requests:
+## Quick Start
 
 ```python
-import asyncio
+from PIL import Image
 import rationai
 
-async def process_images_with_semaphore(image_paths, model_name, max_concurrent):
-    semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent)
-
-    async def bounded_segment(client, path):
-        async with semaphore:
-            image = Image.open(path).convert("RGB")
-            return await client.models.segment_image(model_name, image)
-
-    async with rationai.AsyncClient() as client:
-        tasks = [bounded_segment(client, path) for path in image_paths]
-        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
-
-    return results
-
-# Process up to 16 images concurrently
-results = asyncio.run(process_images_with_semaphore(image_paths, "model-name", max_concurrent=16))
-```
-
-### Using `asyncio.as_completed()`
-
-Process results as they complete:
-
-```python
-import asyncio
-from rationai import AsyncClient
-
-async def process_with_as_completed(image_paths, model_name, max_concurrent):
-    semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent)
-
-    async def bounded_request(client, path):
-        async with semaphore:
-            image = Image.open(path).convert("RGB")
-            return path, await client.models.segment_image(model_name, image)
-
-    async with AsyncClient(models_base_url="http://localhost:8000") as client:
-        tasks = {asyncio.create_task(bounded_request(client, path)): path
-                 for path in image_paths}
-
-        for future in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
-            path, result = await future
-            print(f"Processed {path}")
-            # Process result immediately without waiting for all tasks
-
-asyncio.run(process_with_as_completed(image_paths, "model-name", max_concurrent=16))
-```
-
-Start with a conservative limit and monitor server resources to find the optimal value for your setup.
-
-## Configuration
-
-### Custom Timeouts
-
-```python
-from rationai import AsyncClient
+# Load an image (must be RGB)
+image = Image.open("path/to/image.jpg").convert("RGB")
 
-async with AsyncClient(timeout=300) as client:  # 300 second timeout
-    result = await client.models.segment_image("model", image, timeout=60)
+# Initialize the client and run classification
+with rationai.Client() as client:
+    result = client.models.classify_image("model-name", image)
+    print(f"Classification result: {result}")
 ```
 
-### Custom Base URLs
+For asynchronous usage, configuration options, and advanced features, please refer to the [documentation](https://rationai.github.io/rationai-sdk-python/).
 
-```python
-from rationai import Client
+## License
 
-client = Client(
-    models_base_url="http://custom-models-server:8000",
-    qc_base_url="http://custom-qc-server:8000"
-)
-```
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
diff --git a/docs/learn/get-started/quick-start.md b/docs/learn/get-started/quick-start.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Both clients expose the same high-level resources:
 
 - `client.models` for image classification/segmentation
 - `client.qc` for quality control endpoints
+- `client.slide` for slide-level operations (e.g. heatmaps)
 
 ### What’s the actual difference?
 
@@ -26,57 +27,7 @@ Both clients expose the same high-level resources:
 
 For details on what is sent over the wire (compression, payloads), see: [How it works](../how-it-works.md).
 
-## API at a glance
-
-### Models
-
-#### `client.models.classify_image`
-
-Signature:
-
-`classify_image(model: str, image: PIL.Image.Image | numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.uint8], timeout=...) -> float | dict[str, float]`
-
-- `model`: Model name / path appended to `models_base_url`.
-- `image`: **uint8 RGB** image (PIL or NumPy array of shape `(H, W, 3)`).
-- `timeout`: Optional request timeout (defaults to the client’s timeout).
-- Returns: classification result from JSON (often `float` for binary, or `dict[class, prob]`).
-
-#### `client.models.segment_image`
-
-Signature:
-
-`segment_image(model: str, image: PIL.Image.Image | numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.uint8], timeout=...) -> numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.float16]`
-
-- `model`: Model name / path appended to `models_base_url`.
-- `image`: **uint8 RGB** image (PIL or NumPy array of shape `(H, W, 3)`).
-- `timeout`: Optional request timeout (defaults to the client’s timeout).
-- Returns: `float16` NumPy array with shape `(num_classes, height, width)`.
-
-### Quality control (QC)
-
-#### `client.qc.check_slide`
-
-Signature:
-
-`check_slide(wsi_path: os.PathLike[str] | str, output_path: os.PathLike[str] | str, config: SlideCheckConfig | None = None, timeout=3600) -> str`
-
-- `wsi_path`: Path to a whole-slide image (evaluated by the QC service).
-- `output_path`: Directory where the QC service should write masks (evaluated by the QC service).
-- `config`: Optional `SlideCheckConfig` (see reference types).
-- `timeout`: Request timeout (default is 3600 seconds).
-- Returns: xOpat URL as plain text.
-
-#### `client.qc.generate_report`
-
-Signature:
-
-`generate_report(backgrounds: Iterable[os.PathLike[str] | str], mask_dir: os.PathLike[str] | str, save_location: os.PathLike[str] | str, compute_metrics: bool = True, timeout=...) -> None`
-
-- `backgrounds`: Iterable of slide/background image paths.
-- `mask_dir`: Directory containing generated masks.
-- `save_location`: Path where the report HTML should be written.
-- `compute_metrics`: Whether to compute aggregated metrics (default: `True`).
-- Returns: nothing.
+For the full API reference, see the [reference documentation](../../reference/client.md).
 
 ## Synchronous client
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/resources/slide.md b/docs/reference/resources/slide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Slide
+
+## `rationai.resources.slide.Slide`
+
+::: rationai.resources.slide.Slide
+
+## `rationai.resources.slide.AsyncSlide`
+
+::: rationai.resources.slide.AsyncSlide
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ nav:
       - Resources:
           - Models: reference/resources/models.md
           - Quality control: reference/resources/qc.md
+          - Slide: reference/resources/slide.md
       - Types:
           - QC types: reference/types/qc.md