Chat with the assistant

In your app, you can chat about search results and uploaded content with the assistant. The assistant can provide summaries and answer questions through natural language conversations.

Chat with the assistant
Chat with the assistant

When you ask a question, the assistant provides a summary based on the information it can find. You can then ask follow-up questions to refine the answer and get details based on the data that your app searches across. You can also provide your own context by uploading files for the assistant to analyze, or by mentioning specific people and documents in your prompt.

Ask questions and view sources

To engage in a conversation with the assistant and view supporting sources:

  1. Type your question into the chat box. The assistant automatically provides a summary based on your search results.

  2. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answers.

  3. To see the data sources the assistant used, click Sources at the end of the response.

  4. Hover over a listed source to highlight the portion of the result supported by that source.

    View sources used by the assistant
    View supporting sources for the response

To get ideas about what to ask, do the following:

  1. Click one of the prompt suggestions below the chat box, such as Help me write. A list of specific prompts appears.

  2. Click one of these specific prompts, such as Help me write a blog post. Ask me about the topic and purpose, to start a new conversation using that prompt.

Upload and chat about files

The assistant can analyze files that you upload, such as PDFs, images, and videos. You can also add files from your connected Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive Business accounts.

To chat about uploaded content, do the following:

  1. In the chat box, click the icon.

    Upload files to the assistant
    Upload files to the assistant
  2. Upload one or more files to the assistant.

  3. Enter a prompt or query in the chat box.

File formats and size limitations

The following table lists the file formats and size limitations for files that you can upload to the assistant:

File type Description
Images
  • Maximum image size: 100 MB
  • Supported file extensions: .png, .jpeg, .svg
Documents
  • Maximum document size:
    • .pdf: 100 MB
    • .xlsx: 100 MB
    • .csv: 100 MB
    • .docx: 5 MB
    • .pptx: 5 MB
    • .txt: 5 MB
    • .md: 5 MB
    • .json: 5 MB
    • .js: 5 MB
    • .html: 5 MB
    • .css: 5 MB
    • .java: 5 MB
    • .py: 5 MB
  • Supported file extensions: .pdf, .xlsx, .csv, .docx, .pptx, .txt, .md, .json, .js, .html, .css, .java, .py
Video
  • Maximum document size: 100 MB
  • Supported file extensions: .mp4
Audio
  • Maximum document size: 100 MB
  • Supported file extensions: .mp4

Add context with mentions

You can mention an agent, person, or uploaded file in your chat with the assistant by typing @ in the chat box.

To add an agent, person, or file to the chat, do the following:

  1. Type @. Agentspace opens a list of suggested agents, people, and files that you can select from.

    Mention agents, people, or files in the chat
    Mention agents, people, or files in the chat
  2. Continue typing to filter the suggestions, or select one from the list.

  3. After mentioning a person in your prompt, you can hover over their name to see more information about them.