# DinoAI Copilot

[DinoAI](/app-help/documentation/dino-ai.md) is Paradime's AI-powered assistant that accelerates your analytics engineering workflow by automating tasks, providing intelligent assistance, and integrating directly with your data warehouse and code.

Unlike generic AI tools, DinoAI understands your dbt™ project structure, data warehouse schema, and analytics engineering best practices. It serves as a specialized partner, helping you build higher-quality data models in less time.

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#### Explore DinoAI's Full Capabilities

DinoAI offers extensive capabilities including intelligent code generation, powerful [tool integrations](/app-help/documentation/dino-ai/tools-and-features.md), smart [context awareness](/app-help/documentation/dino-ai/context.md), automated documentation, version control integration, and much more.

[**See complete DinoAI documentation →**](/app-help/documentation/dino-ai.md)
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### Getting Started with DinoAI

1. **Open DinoAI:** Click the **DinoAI icon** (🪄) in the right panel of the Code IDE
2. **Describe your task:** Tell DinoAI what you want to accomplish
3. **Review and apply:** Check the suggestions and accept the changes you want

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**New to DinoAI?** Start with [Creating Sources from your Warehouse](/app-help/documentation/dino-ai/agent-mode/use-cases/creating-sources-from-your-warehouse.md)

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### Two Ways to Work with DinoAI

<table><thead><tr><th>🤖 Agent Mode (Default)</th><th valign="top">🧠 Ask Mode</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Let DinoAI take action and implement changes directly in your project:<br></p><ul><li>Create and modify dbt™ models automatically</li><li>Generate documentation and tests</li><li>Apply consistent standards across your codebase</li><li>Access your data warehouse to inform decisions</li></ul><p><br><a href="/pages/VK0EHjLv6lLy2jiCzmiv">Learn more about Agent Mode →</a></p></td><td valign="top"><p>Get information and guidance without making changes to your project:</p><ul><li>Ask questions about dbt™, SQL, or your project</li><li>Get explanations of code and concepts</li><li>Explore ideas before implementation</li><li>Learn analytics engineering best practices</li></ul><p><br><a href="/pages/8QzxG5flhFd5QkYclZyA">Learn more about Ask Mode →</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table>


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/code-ide/left-panel/copilot.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.