> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloudcapital.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# In-App Assistant

> Ask questions about your cloud costs, forecasts, initiatives, and more using the Cloud Capital AI assistant.

The Cloud Capital AI assistant is a chat interface built into the Cloud Capital web app. It can answer questions about your cloud costs, forecasts, initiatives, billing, and business metrics — and it has awareness of the page you're currently viewing.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/cloudcapital/XPowRecQrz7kJlhj/images/ai/chat-agent.gif?s=7e56bcd0f20c6c00c4671e93be5f0816" alt="Cloud Capital AI chat assistant" width="1920" height="1080" data-path="images/ai/chat-agent.gif" />

## Opening the assistant

Click the floating chat button in the bottom-right corner of the app. A chat drawer opens on the right side of your screen.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/cloudcapital/XPowRecQrz7kJlhj/images/ai/chat-assistant.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=XPowRecQrz7kJlhj&q=85&s=9ad923c40e027de1a74509e707eae471" alt="Chat assistant interface" width="1101" height="916" data-path="images/ai/chat-assistant.png" />

## What you can ask

Here are some example prompts to get started:

* "What were our top 3 cost increases last month?"
* "Show me the forecast for the next 6 months"
* "Create an initiative to reduce EC2 costs by 15%"
* "Compare this month's spend to last month by service"
* "What cost layers are under Production?"
* "What business metrics are we tracking?"

## Capabilities

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cost analysis">
    Query historical spend, compare periods, and break down costs by service, account, region, or tags.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Forecasting">
    View projected costs and understand your cost layers.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Initiatives">
    Create, view, and manage cost optimization [initiatives](/forecasting/initiatives).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Business metrics">
    Track and manage unit economics [business metrics](/forecasting/business-metrics).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Billing">
    Review billing periods, summaries, and breakdowns.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Context awareness">
    The assistant can see what page you're on and reference it in answers, so you can ask follow-up questions about what you're looking at.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Managing conversations

* Click **New conversation** to start a fresh chat.
* Use the history toggle to view past conversations.
* Each conversation maintains context, so you can ask follow-up questions without repeating yourself.

## Notes

<Note>
  The assistant can only access data within your current organization.
</Note>

* If you don't see the chat button, contact your Cloud Capital representative to have it enabled.
* Available capabilities may vary depending on how your organization is configured.
* The same tools available in the chat assistant are also accessible through the [MCP server](/ai/mcp-server) for use in external AI tools.