> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://smartac-justin-client-exports.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ask agent

> Use the editor's built-in AI agent to write content, edit pages, search across your site, upload files, and configure settings from a chat interface.

The editor includes a built-in agent that can edit pages, reorganize navigation, update `docs.json`, search across your entire repository, and manage dashboard settings.

The editor agent makes changes directly in your current branch.

## Open the agent

Click **Ask agent** in the editor toolbar, or press <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> (macOS) or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> (Windows).

To close the panel, click the **X** button in the panel header or press <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> again.

## Send a message

Type your request in the chat box at the bottom of the panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd> or click the <Icon icon="arrow-up" /> send button.

Type <kbd>@</kbd> to mention a specific page. The agent focuses on that page when processing your request. If you don't mention a page, the agent uses the page you currently have open.

Example prompts:

* `simplify the introduction page`
* `fix all grammar errors across my content`
* `add a new page that explains authentication`
* `rename every mention of "Acme Pro" to "Acme Team" across all pages`
* `update docs.json to add a new group called "Guides"`

## Attach files

Click the paperclip icon in the chat box, or drag and drop files onto the panel. The agent reads attached files as context for your request.

Supported file types:

* **Images**: JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG
* **Documents**: PDF
* **Code and text**: `.js`, `.ts`, `.jsx`, `.tsx`, `.mdx`, `.md`, `.json`, `.yaml`, `.html`, `.css`, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, Swift, C, C++, SQL, shell scripts, and more

Maximum size: 5 MB per file. Maximum: 10 files per message.

## Add a selection to the agent

In visual mode, select text on a page. A floating toolbar appears over the selection. Click **Add to agent** to send the selected text to the agent as context.

## Review what the agent changed

As the agent edits your pages, a **Changed files** panel appears in the chat. Expand it to see a list of every file modified in the session. Click any file to open it in diff view and compare the agent's changes against the original.

## What the agent can do

### Edit pages

The agent can write, rewrite, expand, and reorganize content on any page. It reads your existing content to match your style and structure.

### Search and navigate your content

The agent can search across your entire repository, not just the page you have open. Use it to find information, check for inconsistencies, or verify that content exists before adding it.

### Update navigation and docs.json

The agent can add, rename, reorder, and delete navigation elements, the same changes you'd make manually in the navigation panel. It can also update `docs.json` configuration directly, including adding new groups, adjusting settings, and configuring redirects.

Example: `add a "Quickstart" group under the Getting Started tab and move the quickstart page into it`

### Run bash commands

The agent can run `grep`, `rg`, and other bash commands against your repository. Use this for bulk operations that span many files.

Example: `find every page that mentions the deprecated /v1/auth endpoint`

### Configure your site (code mode)

For requests that go beyond editing pages (setting up authentication, managing workflows, or changing deployment settings), the agent switches into code mode. It writes and runs a script against your Mintlify dashboard on your behalf.

Code mode respects your dashboard permissions. If you don't have access to a setting in the dashboard, the agent can't change it either.

Example prompts that use code mode:

* `enable JWT authentication for my site`
* `create a workflow that updates my site when I merge a PR`
* `add a custom domain`

### Continue an automation run

When you open the editor from a completed automation run by clicking **View changes**, the agent panel opens automatically with context on what the automation did. A **Changed pages** card at the top of the chat lists every page the automation modified—click any page to open a diff view.

The agent has context on the automation's prompt, a summary of the changes it made, and which pages it modified. You can ask it to refine or extend the automation's work without re-explaining the background.

For example: `The new section on rate limits is too long. Trim it to three sentences.`

## Session history

Click the clock icon in the panel header to see your previous chat sessions. Click any session to reopen it and see what the agent changed.

## AI instructions

To give the agent persistent guidance like voice rules, terminology, or formatting conventions, configure AI instructions in [Editor settings](/editor/settings#ai-instructions). The agent follows these instructions on every request without you needing to repeat them.