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Use the AI assistant

Chat with @ai to get answers, summaries of files and images, and help finding things in a room.

For: everyone

Every MatrixHost server comes with an AI assistant, @ai. You can chat with it like with a colleague, in your own language.

What it can do

  • Answer questions and help you write or rephrase texts.
  • Read files you send it: PDF, Word, text, CSV and more. Ask it to summarise, translate or explain them.
  • Understand images, for example a photo of a document or a screenshot.
  • Search the history of a room to find what was said about a topic.

Send !help to see what it can do.

Chat with it directly

In the browser or on the computer

  1. Click the + button above the room list and choose Start new chat.
  2. Type ai and choose @ai: followed by your server address, for example @ai:8e43f5db6a.matrixhost.eu.
  3. Click Go to start the chat.
  4. Write your question and send it.

On the phone (Element X)

  1. Tap the button to start a new chat (the pencil icon).
  2. Search for ai and choose @ai: followed by your server address.
  3. Write your question and send it.

Use it in a room

  1. If @ai is not in the room yet, invite it like a colleague. See Start a chat and invite colleagues.
  2. Type @ai, choose it from the list, then write your question in the same message.
  3. The assistant answers in the room, so everyone there can see the answer.

Good to know

  • To send a file or image, attach it in the chat with @ai and add your question.
  • Answers come from an AI and can be wrong. Check important facts.
  • The AI uses your plan's monthly AI budget. See Your AI budget.
  • If it says "All AI providers are rate-limited right now — please try again in a minute.", wait a minute and send your message again.

Related

Still stuck? Ask in the chat at the bottom right, or reply to your support email.

Last updated 2026-10-07