# Collect

JabRef provides you with many ways to add a new entry.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEe6WMc26wjxh8g" %}
[Add entry manually](/v5/collect/add-entry-manually.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEfwOlRYnfTHbBi" %}
[Add entry using an ID](/v5/collect/add-entry-using-an-id.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEg0k9sssHuT6CE" %}
[Add entry using reference text](/v5/collect/newentryfromplaintext.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEhu1zlA\_LZ3urk" %}
[Searching externally using Online Services](/v5/collect/import-using-online-bibliographic-database.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEiyVfFKQHP39ca" %}
[Add entry using PDFs](/v5/collect/findunlinkedfiles.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEjxdztwlhK-lFZ" %}
[Browser Extension](/v5/collect/jabref-browser-extension.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MbDzhEkP0LZMMHj7Cr7" %}
[Import](/v5/collect/import.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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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.jabref.org/v5/collect.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.