Starting a Conversation
Starting a conversation in Aide is as simple as typing and pressing send. Here’s how it works and what to expect.
Starting a New Chat
Section titled “Starting a New Chat”- Open Aide — you’ll land on the dashboard.
- Click New Chat in the sidebar (or simply start typing in the input bar).
- Type your message or question.
- Press Enter or click the Send button (or use Ctrl + Enter).
- The AI responds in the main chat area.
A new conversation is created automatically when you send your first message. The URL updates to /chat/{conversationId} and the conversation appears in the sidebar.
What You Can Ask
Section titled “What You Can Ask”Aide is a general-purpose AI assistant with a focus on learning. You can ask it:
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Explanations | ”Explain the water cycle in simple terms” |
| Summaries | ”Summarize the key points of this topic” |
| Study help | ”Create 10 practice questions on World War II” |
| Writing | ”Help me write an introduction for my essay” |
| Problem solving | ”Walk me through how to solve this equation” |
| Research | ”What are the main causes of climate change?” |
| Brainstorming | ”Give me 5 ideas for a science project” |
| Code | ”Explain what this Python function does” |
How AI Responses Work
Section titled “How AI Responses Work”Responses are rendered in formatted markdown — headings, bullet points, bold text, code blocks, and tables are all displayed cleanly. This makes structured answers (like step-by-step guides or comparison tables) easy to read.
Message Actions
Section titled “Message Actions”Every AI message has action buttons available on hover:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Copy | Copy the full response text to your clipboard |
| Read aloud | Play the response as audio using text-to-speech |
| Stop reading | Stop TTS playback if it’s currently playing |