Ask AI in Documentation

The Documentation page in the sidebar has its own search that answers questions about any DataMind product. Use it when you want to look up a step, a setting or a feature without leaving the guide you are reading.

Open the search

1. Open Documentation in the sidebar. For the browser itself, see Documentation.
2. Click the search button in the header (the tooltip reads Ask AI), or press Alt+W. The search opens over the page, with the question box ready for typing.

Press Alt+W again to close the search, or press Escape, or click outside it.

Ask a question

1. Type your question in the box, which shows Ask anything about the docs….
2. Click the send arrow.

Before your first question, the search offers a Suggested list, for example:

• How do I connect a new data source?
• What are the prerequisites for getting started?
• How does streaming ingestion work?
• What authentication methods are supported?

Click a suggestion to ask it straight away, or write your own question.

• The send arrow stays inactive while the box is empty and while an answer is being written.
• A new question stops the answer that is still running, and the same question is not asked twice.
• After your first question, New appears; use it to start again from the suggested questions.

Read the answer

• The answer writes itself into the search as it arrives, with a caret at the end of the text, and the area scrolls to follow it.
• Until the first words arrive, the search shows Thinking….
• When the answer finishes, the pages behind it appear under Sources:, with Related questions beneath.
• The search stays busy until the answer finishes; after that, you can send your next question.

Open a source page

An answer lists up to three pages under Sources:, the pages it used. Click a source to open that page in the Documentation browser: the search closes and you land on the page.

Ask a follow-up

Related questions offers up to three follow-ups chosen for the answer. Click one and the search asks it straight away, as if you had typed it. For a question of your own, type it in the box.

Questions, answered

Is this the same as the Ask AI panel in Universe?

No. The panel opens from the DataMind Docs card in Universe and stays in the sidebar dock while you work on any page. This search belongs to Documentation and answers from there. See Ask AI about DataMind.

Why do I only see three sources?

An answer lists up to three pages under Sources:. Open one to read the full guide, or ask a follow-up for more detail.

Does the search use my data?

No. It answers from the DataMind documentation, not from your company's data. For questions about your own tables and results, use a Mind: see Minds.

Why is the send arrow inactive?

The box is empty, or an answer is being written. Wait for the answer to finish, or click New to start again from the suggested questions.

What does Thinking… mean?

The search has your question and is preparing the answer. The first words replace it as soon as they arrive.

How do I ask a different question?

Click New to go back to the suggested questions, then type your new question. Asking it stops the answer that is still running.

Where does a source link take me?

It opens that page in the Documentation browser and closes the search, so you land on the page you picked.

What are Related questions?

Up to three follow-up questions offered with an answer. Click one and the search asks it straight away, without typing.

Does the search keep my question when I close it?

No. Closing clears the search. The next time it opens, it shows the suggested questions again, not your last answer.