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16 April 2025

Introduced AI Assistants to create asset-specific helpers for internal and external use, supporting document indexing, multiple assistants per asset, and a chat-first experience for instant support.

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Written by George Newman
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AI Assistants

We’re introducing AI Assistants—a new way for Makula users to build intelligent, asset-specific assistants that deliver instant support across both internal teams and customer portals.

What’s Included in This Release:


Asset-Based Assistants

Assistants can only be created for Assets and Asset Templates, ensuring they remain contextually relevant to the machines or products they support.


Internal vs. External Assistants

During setup, users choose whether to create an Internal or External assistant:

  • External Assistants can only index external documentation

  • Internal Assistants can index both internal and external documentation

  • Each assistant must include a description to clarify its use


Step-by-Step Creation Flow

The assistant builder walks users through:

  • Selecting the asset or asset template

  • Indexing relevant documentation

  • Writing a description

  • Previewing the assistant before publishing


Multi-Assistant Support

  • You can create multiple assistants for the same asset

  • You can also create assistants at the template level to reuse across machines derived from that template


My Assistants & Shared Assistants

  • Assistants you create appear under My Assistants

  • External assistants shared with you are listed under Shared Assistants


Chat-First Experience

On the Chats page, users can select an assistant from a dropdown and start chatting immediately, without any additional setup steps.

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