Create a Mind

Create a Mind so your team can ask questions over the tables you link, then finish its setup in the wizard that opens. To change a Mind after setup, see Mind settings; to make a copy of one, see Edit and duplicate a Mind.

Create a Mind

  1. In the sidebar, open Minds.
  2. Click Add Mind in the Minds sidebar header.
  3. Under Mind Details, choose a Mind Kind if you see one. Analytical Mind is selected by default. The builder kinds appear only if you may create them. See Warehouse Builder and Lake Builder.
  4. Enter a Name of 2 to 60 characters. It must be unique.
  5. Check the Owner Role. It starts on your first role.
  6. Check the Responsible person. It starts on you.
  7. Click Create Mind. While the Mind is created the button reads Creating….

The Mind is created straight away, and the setup wizard opens for it.

Note

For a builder Mind, Owner Role is replaced by a note that the admin role owns the Mind.

If the workspace has no Minds yet, it shows No Minds Available with the line Create your first AI Mind to get started with intelligent conversations. and the same create form. Without permission to create Minds, the page asks you to contact your administrator for access instead.

If creating fails

Finish setup in the wizard

The wizard has four steps: Settings, AI Config, Sources and Training. Builder Minds skip Sources. On a phone, the wizard shows only Settings and AI Config.

  1. On Settings, write a Description that tells users what the Mind knows, set the other settings and click Save in the bar that appears.
  2. Click Next to move through the remaining steps; Previous moves back. The footer shows the current step, for example Step 2 of 4.
  3. On the last step, click Finish Setup. The Mind's chat screen opens.

If you try to leave a step with unsaved changes, the Unsaved Changes dialog asks: You have unsaved changes in the current step. If you navigate away, your changes will be lost. Are you sure you want to continue? Click Discard changes to lose them, or Stay on this step to keep editing.

Warning

Cancel setup deletes the Mind. The dialog Cancel mind setup? reads This will delete this mind and cannot be undone. You can create a new mind anytime. Click Delete mind to confirm, or Keep editing to return to the wizard. To keep the Mind, click Finish Setup instead.

What a new Mind starts with

Note

A builder Mind starts differently: it runs as the person who asks, and uploads are off. See Warehouse Builder and Lake Builder.

Delete a Mind

  1. In the Minds sidebar, click the trash icon on the Mind's row. Its tooltip reads Delete.
  2. In Delete Mind? (which asks Do you want to delete this mind?), click Delete.

Deleting removes the Mind's chats, scheduled tasks, training cards, uploaded files and its access to the tables it used. The Lake and Warehouse tables themselves stay.

Questions, answered

What can a Mind name contain?

Between 2 and 60 characters, and the name must be unique. Backticks, double quotes, colons and backslashes are not allowed; the form reports Name cannot contain backticks, double quotes, colons or backslashes. A name that is too short or too long is refused with Name must be at least 2 characters or Name must not exceed 60 characters.

Why don't I see the Mind Kind picker?

It appears only when you may create at least one builder kind. Analytical Mind is the default when it shows; Warehouse Builder and Lake Builder appear only if you may create them. See Warehouse Builder and Lake Builder.

Why is Create Mind greyed out?

It stays off until the form is ready: it needs a Name of at least 2 characters and, when the field is shown, an Owner Role. While the Mind is created the button reads Creating….

What happens if I cancel setup?

It deletes the new Mind after you confirm with Delete mind. Click Keep editing to stay in the wizard, or Finish Setup to keep the Mind. The delete clears the Mind's chats, scheduled tasks, training cards, uploaded files and its table access; the tables themselves stay.

Do I have to finish the setup wizard?

No. The Mind exists from the moment you click Create Mind, and the wizard's steps are the same tabs you can open on the Mind later, so you can finish them after setup: Mind settings, Choose models and AI behaviour, Link data to a Mind and Train a Mind with training cards. Only Cancel setup deletes the Mind.

Why does the wizard show fewer steps?

Builder Minds skip Sources, because they see every Lake and Warehouse table and have nothing to link. On a phone, the wizard shows only Settings and AI Config.

Which settings does a new Mind start with?

It runs as its Owner Role, allows Excel / CSV uploads, keeps Enforce PII column clarification off, and starts unpublished: only its owner role and administrators can reach it.

What is lost when I delete a Mind?

Its chats, scheduled tasks, training cards, uploaded files and its access to the tables it used. The Lake and Warehouse tables themselves are not deleted.

Why do I see "No Minds Available"?

The workspace has no Minds you can open. If you may create one, the page offers the create form; otherwise it asks you to contact your administrator to request access or have a Mind created for you.