AI assistant
The AI assistant answers questions about the files in your workspace and runs tools for you when you describe what you want in plain words.
Where it's available#
- Stirling Cloud: included for signed-in accounts. AI use draws on your team's credits (Plans, credits and billing). Guests are asked to create an account.
- Desktop app: sign in to Stirling Cloud, or connect to a self-hosted server that has AI turned on (Connection modes). It isn't available in Local Only mode.
- Self-hosted server: AI is off until an admin sets it up (AI on your server). The admin can also turn off individual capabilities, so you may not see all of them.
Open the assistant#
- Add your files to the workspace.
- Click Open Stirling AI assistant at the bottom right. The AI Assistant panel opens.
- Type in What do you want to do? and click Send message, or pick a suggestion under Get started, such as Compress this document.
The assistant works on the files in your workspace. When it changes a file, the result is saved as a new version of that file. Merged, split or new files are added to the workspace as new files.
What it can do#
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Chat assistant | Runs tools when you ask, for example "merge these into one PDF" or "convert this to PDF". |
| Document questions | Answers questions about the content of a PDF, for example "what's the payment deadline?" |
| Math auditor | Checks a document for calculation errors, such as table totals that don't add up. |
| PDF comment agent | Adds review comments to a PDF based on your instructions. |
| Create PDF from prompt | Creates a new PDF from a description. |
For what AI sends on Stirling Cloud, see Files and privacy.
