## Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: [/docs/llms.txt](/content/docs/llms.txt)

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Polar offers built-in benefit (entitlements) automation for common upsells within the developer & 
designer ecosystem with more to come.

- [**Credits**](/content/docs/features/benefits/credits/index.html). A simple benefit that allows you to credit a customer’s Usage Meter balance.
- [**License Keys**](/content/docs/features/benefits/license-keys/index.html). Software license keys that you can customize the branding of.
- [**Feature Flags**](/content/docs/features/benefits/feature-flags/index.html). Simple, API-driven feature access flags with optional metadata.
- [**File Downloads**](/content/docs/features/benefits/file-downloads/index.html). Downloadable files of any kind up to 10GB each.
- [**GitHub Repository Access**](/content/docs/features/benefits/github-access/index.html). Automatically invite subscribers to private GitHub repo(s).
- [**Discord Invite**](/content/docs/features/benefits/discord-access/index.html). Automate invitations and granting of roles to subscribers and customers.
- [**Shared Slack Channel**](/content/docs/features/benefits/slack-shared-channel/index.html). Give customers a shared Slack channel via Slack Connect.

## Product & Subscription Benefits

Product and subscription benefits are standalone resources in Polar - connected to one or many products or subscription tiers. This approach is a bit different from other platforms, but offers many advantages:

- Easy to enable the same benefit across multiple products & subscriptions
- You can change a benefit in one place vs. many
- No duplicate data or work (error prone)
- More intuitive UI for you and your customers

**How customers get access to benefits:**

- ✅ Active subscribers of tiers with the benefit enabled
- ✅ Customers who bought a product with the benefit (lifetime access)
- ❌ Subscribers with an expired subscription (cancelled)
- ❌ Users who are not customers

## Creating & Managing Benefits

You can manage benefits in two ways:

1. Directly within a product create/edit form
2. Or via `Benefits` in your dashboard