The Chat interface is a conversational experience with your AI agents. You'll see this if you send a natural language message to GiiS!

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You can force GiiS to show the Chat interface by clicking the Auto / Search / Chat toggle in the top left corner.

How to use the Chat Interface

Type your message in the input bar

You can try asking GiiS "What data do you have access to?"

You can finely control how GiiS responds using the input bar options. Don't worry,
we'll cover this in more detail [below](#configure-your-chat-session).

GiiS will begin processing your request

You'll see GiiS plan, reason, or invoke any Actions available to the AI Agent you're using. If you sent an easy question, GiiS may respond instantly!

The AI responds conversationally

The default GiiS AI Agent is equipped with Search. This means it can consult your organization's data sources to answer your question.

If the Search Action is invoked, you'll see a list of results in the right panel. Additionally,
the AI will cite the sources it used in its response.

Continue your conversation or ask something new!

Send a follow up question, instruct the Agent to do something with your docs, or ask something completely new.

After sending your message

Your conversation will be saved in the History list of the Side Panel.

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  Your admin may set a retention policy for your History that will automatically delete old conversations.

Configure your Chat Session

Selecting an Agent

In the Side Panel, you will find the Agents available in your GiiS deployment. GiiS comes with 3 default Agents:

• Search: This Agent is equipped with the Search Action. This means it can consult your organization's data sources to answer your question.
• General: This Agent does not come equipped with any Actions. Use this to just chat with an LLM.
• Art: This Agent is equipped with the Art Action, which allows you to generate images using your organization's Vision model.

Below your most recently-used Agents, you will find the More Assistants button. Clicking this will display all of your organization's custom Agents published by your Admins and Curators.

Choose your Model

Each Agent has a default language model. At any time, you can change the model for your session by clicking the Model dropdown in the input bar.

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Can't find the model you want? Ask your Admin to add it to your GiiS deployment!

Thoughtful vs. Fast Responses

Clicking the hourglass icon in the input bar will let you choose between a thoughtful response or a fast response.

Thoughtful mode causes the AI to evaluate your question, execute multiple Actions, and reflect on the results before generating a comprehensive response.

Fast mode causes the AI to generate a response as quickly as possible. Agents cannot invoke Actions in Fast mode.

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Prefer one over the other? Set you preferred mode in your User Settings!

Filters

If you are chatting with an Agent that has the Search Action, you can use the filters button to refine the documents available to your Agent.

Click the slider icon in the input bar to open the filters. You can filter by last updated date, Connector source, Document Sets, and metadata Tags.

Attach Files

Clicking the plus icon in the input bar will let you upload files to your chat session. These files are saved in My Documents and are private to you.

Code Execution

Code execution enables GiiS to execute code snippets, perform data analysis, and automate tasks directly within your chat interface. This feature makes it easy to work with data and create custom solutions.

Features

• Code Execution: Run Python code snippets in a secure environment
• Data Analysis: Perform statistical analysis and data visualization
• File Processing: Read, write, and manipulate files and data
• Automation: Create scripts and workflows for repetitive tasks
• Interactive Development: Iterate on code with immediate feedback

Use Cases

• Data analysis and visualization
• File processing and manipulation
• Statistical calculations
• API integration and testing
• Custom automation workflows

Supported Languages

• Python (primary)
• Additional languages coming soon

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Code execution is available in the Chat interface when enabled by your administrator.

Overview

Your experience with GiiS starts in the Unified Interface. From here, you can search your docs, generate code, instruct your Agents to do work, and more.

You can talk to GiiS like you would talk to a colleague. Or, you can perform a search like you would in Google.

Chat vs. Search vs. Auto

Sometimes you want to converse with an AI assistant to get an AI summary, revise your writing, or get help with a task. Othertimes, you just want to find a doc you know is in the system.

GiiS automatically determines your intent based on the first message you send.

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After you submit your message, you'll see the Unified Interface magically transform into the Chat or Search Interface.

Don't worry! You can always switch between Search and Chat. Alternatively, use the dropdown in the top left corner to switch between Auto, Search, and Chat.

Find out more by clicking on the cards below:

Interactive, conversational AI that understands context and provides detailed responses with source citations.

Traditional search with advanced filtering, ranking, and document discovery.

Side Panel

The side panel houses key features for your GiiS experience.

  Start fresh with a new GiiS session. This is useful when you're switching tasks or looking for something new.
  Your previous session will be saved in the History list.

  Use your private documents with GiiS. These docs are only accessible by you.

  Organize your docs into folders, add them to your Chat sessions,
  or customize your Agents with the knowledge in your docs.


  Agents are AI assistants with custom objectives and distinct capabilities.

  View your previous conversations and search queries to easily return to past work.

  Click the profile icon in the bottom left corner of the side panel to access your user preferences.