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Quickstart

Start using the AI Assistant in a couple of minutes. This short guide takes you from opening the assistant to running your first real action.

Prerequisites​

  • A Cordatus account with access to the Web App or Client
  • The permissions required for whatever you want to do (the assistant inherits your account's roles)
  • For live actions on a device: at least one online device and, for camera actions, at least one camera added

See Device Installation and Connecting Cameras if you have not set these up yet.

Getting started​

1. Open the assistant​

  • Open the AI Assistant panel in the Cordatus dashboard.
  • You will see a chat input with a prompt like "Ask Cordatus to do something…".

2. Type your first request​

Describe what you want in plain language. For example:

"I want to watch a camera."

You do not need any special syntax — just say it the way you would say it out loud.

3. Answer with the cards​

If your request could match more than one thing, the assistant shows selection cards. For the example above, it lists your cameras so you can pick one:

"Open the entrance camera."

Pick the camera (or refine by name) and the assistant opens the live stream.

Selection card shown by the assistant — the camera picker

4. Confirm sensitive actions​

For actions that change state or cannot be undone, the assistant shows a confirmation (or a summary card) before it proceeds. Review it, then approve or cancel.

tip

The assistant never performs a destructive or irreversible action without confirmation.

5. See the result​

Once confirmed, the assistant performs the real action and shows the result — a live stream, a started recording, a running job, or a summary card.

Try these first​

You sayWhat happens
"Open the entrance camera."Opens the live stream for that camera
"Record the entrance camera."Starts a recording on that camera
"Start people detection on the entrance camera."Launches an inference job with the right model
"Show the factory device status."Displays live device metrics (CPU / GPU / memory)
"Show today's alarms."Lists triggered alarm events for today

See the full Example Prompts library for more.

Expected result​

  • The assistant understood your request and routed it to the right domain.
  • Any ambiguity was resolved with a selection card.
  • Sensitive actions asked for confirmation.
  • The real action was performed and its result shown.

Next steps​