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AI Assistant

FAQ​

How to restart chat​

Type and send the following message:

reset chat

Asking to fix any errors​

When your cursor is inside a cell (whether JavaScript, Wolfram Language, or any other), it is called the focused cell.

AI can access it. Mention this explicitly:

Fix my errors in the focused cell

Fixing typos in selected text​

When you select text inside a cell, you can ask the AI bot to perform actions on it. For example, press Ctrl/Cmd + P and type:

Fix selected

or more explicitly:

Fix grammar in selected

Reading or editing selected text​

AI can also access currently selected text. However, it does not receive information about the language. By default, it assumes the main language is WL.

For example, you can ask:

What is this symbol I selected?

Removing or adding cells​

You can place your cursor in any cell and request to remove all cells starting from the focused one:

Remove all cells starting from the focused

Saying "do it" in a single message​

If the assistant hesitates to apply changes and only prints them in chat, simply say:

Apply changes

Creating new cells​

You can ask:

Show me an example in JavaScript

By default, it will be added to the end of your notebook. To specify a location, mention the focused cell:

Show me an example in JavaScript and print it in the cell below the focused one

Changing attributes of cells​

AI can toggle input cell visibility:

Unhide all input markdown cells

Evaluating cells​

You can ask AI to evaluate specific types of cells. For example:

Evaluate all markdown cells

You can also chain commands:

Evaluate all markdown cells and hide inputs

Asking to redo something​

If AI made a mistake or if you want something different, ask it to edit the cell it created:

I need a red background instead of white. Edit your cell

Asking for comments​

You can ask AI to check all code cells and add descriptions:

warning

If you have large cells or many small ones, this may use a lot of tokens.

You can also chain commands:

Read all my cells and comment on them using Markdown. Insert your Markdown cells at the corresponding places in the notebook. Evaluate them and hide them.

If the AI prints code blocks as well, you can specify:

Read all my cells and comment (no code blocks) on them using Markdown. Insert your Markdown cells at the corresponding places in the notebook. Evaluate them and hide them.

Accessing the internet​

By default, AI can use Wolfram Alpha to retrieve real-time data.

Where am I?

AI is not responding ⌛️​

Sometimes operations take 1-2 minutes to complete. If that's not the case, try waking it up with a dummy message:

So?

If that doesn't work:

  • Type and send reset chat to restart the session.
  • You may have run out of tokens. Check the OpenAI API page under Billing.

Note on cell types​

The assistant is aware of being in a notebook environment. The following cell types are described in the initial system prompt:

Additionally, differences between Wolfram Mathematica and WLJS Notebook are included in the initial prompt, covering topics such as Dynamics, InputButton, InputRange, ManipulatePlot, and various Events.

Library​

All additional information is sorted into an AI Library, accessible in the settings menu:

This means AI can access relevant topics on demand without using your tokens if your request does not match the topic.

Prompt Examples​

Fixing Errors​

For example, if you type:

cell
Plot[x, {x,0,1,0.1}]

               ^^^

Then, with your cursor inside the cell, open the command palette with Cmd/Ctrl+P and type:

Fix my errors in the focused cell

If the assistant hesitates to apply changes, add:

Apply changes
note

The assistant can help with any language. Make sure your cursor is inside the correct cell.

Fixing Grammar​

Simply ask:

Fix my grammar in the focused cell

If it does not apply changes, add:

Apply changes

Working with Dynamics​

The assistant is aware of new libraries. For example:

Make a dynamic example where a green ball follows your cursor on a 2D graph
sample output
pt = {0.,0.};

Graphics[{
  White, EventHandler[Rectangle[{-10,-10}, {10,10}], {
    "mousemove" -> Function[pos, pt = pos]
  }],
  Green, Disk[pt // Offload, 0.5]
}, PlotRange -> {{-10, 10}, {-10, 10}}]

Creating Code Examples​

Ask directly in the command palette:

Make an example slide

This creates a new Slides cell.

sample output
.slide
# Welcome to the Presentation

This slide introduces you to the world of presentations in notebooks.

---

# The Power of Slides

Slides can convey complex ideas succinctly and engagingly.

---

# Thank You!

We hope you found this introduction useful.

Or, for a JavaScript example with animation:

Write some JavaScript with animation
sample output
.js
let posX = 0;
let speed = 2;

function draw() {
  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  ctx.fillStyle = 'red';
  ctx.fillRect(posX, 75, 50, 50);
  posX += speed;
  if (posX > canvas.width || posX < 0) speed *= -1;
}

animate();

Restarting the Session​

To flush the session, type:

reset chat
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