Using the AI Chat Assistant

Learn how to use the AI chat sidebar to get help and build workflows faster.

Overview

The AI chat assistant is a side panel available on every page of the Spojit app. It knows which page you're on and tailors its answers - on the Dashboard it answers general questions, on the Workflow Designer it sees the workflow you're editing and can modify it for you, on Connections it walks you through auth setup.

The assistant is most useful for two things: explaining how features work without leaving the app, and editing the workflow canvas through natural-language instructions. It's not a replacement for reading execution logs, but it's the fastest path to a working node configuration.

Opening the Chat

Click the chat icon in the navigation sidebar to open the chat panel. Type a question or instruction and press Enter. Conversations are scoped to your current session and the page context.

Context Awareness

  • Dashboard - general workspace questions, recent activity, getting started.
  • Workflows - help organising, searching, or managing workflows.
  • Workflow Designer - full visibility into the current workflow's nodes, edges, and configuration. The assistant can add, delete, update, or connect nodes for you.
  • Connections - help adding connections, choosing the right auth method, or troubleshooting.
  • Settings - billing, plan, team, and workspace configuration questions.

What You Can Ask

  • "How do I connect Shopify to my workflow?"
  • "Why is my webhook trigger not firing?"
  • "Add a Condition node that checks if {{ order.total }} is over 100, then connect the true branch to a Send Email node."
  • "Explain what this workflow does."
  • "What's the difference between Agent Mode and Direct Mode on a Connector node?"

Canvas Editing

In the Workflow Designer, the assistant can directly manipulate the canvas - add nodes, delete nodes, update node configuration, and create or remove edges. If your instruction is ambiguous (for example, you don't say which node to connect to), it will ask before acting.

Tips

  • Be specific. "Add a Connector node that calls Slack's chat.postMessage with the order ID in the message" beats "add a Slack step".
  • Use the assistant to scaffold the workflow, then tune node details by hand in the properties panel.
  • Reference variables with handlebars syntax ({{ trigger.field }}) when describing logic - the assistant uses the same syntax.

Common Pitfalls

  • Expecting the assistant to see workflows other than the one currently open. It only has context for the active page.
  • Asking it to run the workflow. The assistant edits and explains; you click Run yourself.
  • Forgetting to save after the assistant edits the canvas. Changes still need a manual Save.

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