AI Assistant
The AI Assistant is a floating panel that provides contextual AI help from anywhere in the TestRelic platform. Unlike the full Ask AI page, the assistant panel slides in over your current view — you do not lose your place while getting AI assistance.
The AI Assistant requires the Growth plan. See Plans & Billing.
Opening the assistant
Click the AI Assistant button in the left navigation sidebar (the robot/sparkle icon). The panel slides in from the right, overlaying the current page without navigating away.
How it differs from Ask AI
| Feature | AI Assistant (Panel) | Ask AI (Page) |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Overlay panel — stays on your current page | Full-page view at /ai |
| Context | Automatically includes page context | You manually attach context with @ mentions |
| Conversation history | Separate panel conversations | Saved to the full conversation history |
| Artifact rendering | Inline artifacts in the panel | Full artifact panel alongside chat |
| Best for | Quick questions while reviewing a test | Deep analysis, report generation, test planning |
Page context
The AI Assistant automatically receives context about the page you are currently on. For example:
- On the Test Runs dashboard, the assistant knows you are looking at run data.
- On a Repository Detail page, the assistant knows the repo name and recent health metrics.
- On a Test Case Detail page, the assistant knows the test name, status, and error message.
This means you can ask questions like:
- "Why did this test fail?" (while on a failed test case detail)
- "What is the trend for this repository?" (while on a repo detail page)
without needing to manually specify what you are asking about.
Capabilities
The assistant supports the same AI capabilities as Ask AI:
- Answering questions about your test data
- Explaining failure patterns
- Suggesting next steps for debugging
- Generating code snippets
- Producing structured artifacts
Closing the assistant
Click the X button in the assistant panel header, or click anywhere outside the panel, to close it. Your current page remains exactly as you left it.