Noesis understands plain language, so you don’t need special commands or syntax. The more specific your prompt, though, the more useful the answer. A good prompt says which devices to look at (by name or tag), which parameter, what time period, and what you want back, such as a summary, a comparison, a chart, or a PDF. This article covers tips for writing clear prompts, how to reference groups of devices with tags, and example prompts you can adapt.
Tips for better prompts
Name the devices: use a device name or an @tag, such as @floor-1.
Name the parameter: PM2.5, CO₂, temperature, AQ, and so on.
Give a time range: “last 24 hours,” “since Monday,” or specific dates.
Say what you want back: a summary, a list of exceedances, a comparison, a chart, or a PDF.
Ask follow-up questions in the same chat to narrow the answer down, and start a New Chat when you change topics.
Referencing Tags
If your devices are tagged in Environet, you can reference a tag in a prompt instead of naming devices individually. Type the @ symbol followed by the tag name, and Noesis will pull data from every device carrying that tag.
"Give me an overview of @floor-1 air quality today."
"Detect any smoke in the last 6 hours for @floor-5."
Tags are useful when you ask about the same group of devices repeatedly, or when a group is too large to list in a prompt.
Only device tags are available to Noesis. Tags on reports, alerts, and dashboards are used for filtering within Environet and are not passed to Noesis.
To create and apply tags, see Tags.
Example Prompts
Creating Alerts with Noesis
Prompt: "Create an alert to detect smoke for our office devices."
Noesis interprets your instruction as a request to configure a new alert in your monitoring environment. It identifies the target devices, selects the relevant signal or classification model for smoke detection, applies default or learned thresholds, and drafts the alert configuration. The only remaining step is for you to set up email/SMS notifications.
In practice, the prompt removes manual setup. You describe the outcome you need, and Noesis builds an alert that fits directly into your workflows.
Device Downtime Analysis
Prompt: "What were downtimes for Site 1-4 devices during the last 24 hours?"
Noesis retrieves operational data for the selected devices and runs a structured downtime analysis. It detects total downtime, uptime percentage, and can even provide a summary, insights, and recommendations. It then summarizes those events, including start and end times, total durations, and any detected patterns.
This eliminates the need for manual log review, giving you a clear view of device uptime and downtime.
Diagram Creation & Analysis
Prompt: "Create a scatter plot showing CO2 vs temperature in our office during the past 48 hours, and provide this as a downloadable PDF file."
Noesis analyzes 48 hours of continuous air quality data, produces a scatter plot comparing carbon dioxide and temperature, and delivers it as a downloadable PDF for use in compliance, reporting, or presentations.
You no longer need to manually produce charts. Noesis can organize the data and create the diagram for you.
Tag-Based Group Analysis
Prompt: "Compare CO2 levels across @floor-1 and @floor-2 yesterday."
Noesis resolves each tag to the devices carrying it, retrieves data for both groups, and compares them across the period you specify. On a large deployment, this replaces a prompt that would otherwise have to name every device.