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Set up conversational AI

Conversational AI in Atlan enables users to ask natural-language questions about their data and metadata directly from the chat experience. This guide explains how to set up conversational AI for your organization, configure its behavior, and make it available to users.

Prerequisites​

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • Access to conversational AI: Your tenant must have access to conversational AI. If you don't have access, contact Atlan support.
  • Admin access: You must be an Atlan admin who can access Admin settings and Labs.

Enable conversational AI in Labs​

  1. In Atlan, go to Admin settings from the left navigation panel.

  2. Go to Labs and find the Atlan AI section. If you don't see Conversational AI in Labs, contact Atlan support.

  3. You can enable Conversational AI for Only admins, Selected personas, or All users and personas.

  4. If you want to create or update assets using Conversational AI, make sure you have configured MCP actions in Conversational AI from the Labs section. You can configure MCP actions in Conversational AI for Only admins, Selected personas, or All users and personas.

  5. Add custom instructions in the Atlan AI configuration to guide how conversational AI responds.

    Example:

    You are a data assistant for ABCD Corp. Prioritize verified tables and certified assets.
    When users ask for definitions, use business glossary terms before technical fields.

  6. Once conversational AI is configured, you can access it from:

    • Atlan homepage or chat tab: Open chat from the homepage or the left navigation panel to search across your entire catalog.
    • Copilot on asset pages: Open Copilot from any asset page to ask questions anchored to that specific asset.
    • Your data tools: With the Atlan browser extension, conversational AI is available directly inside Snowflake, Databricks, Power BI, and other tools.
    • Slack: Ask data questions in Slack channels once integrated. See Integrate Slack.
    • Microsoft Teams: Access conversational AI in Teams conversations. See Integrate Microsoft Teams.

Next steps​