# DinoAI

DinoAI 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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High-level overview of DinoAI features
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### Two Ways to Work with DinoAI

DinoAI offers two complementary modes to support your workflow:

#### [Agent Mode](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/dino-ai/agent-mode)

Let DinoAI take action and implement changes directly:

* Create and modify dbt™ models
* Generate and update documentation
* Configure project settings
* Apply consistent standards to your codebase

#### [Ask Mode](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/dino-ai/ask-mode)

Get information and guidance without making changes to your project:

* Ask questions about dbt™, SQL, or your project
* Get explanations of code concepts
* Explore ideas before implementation
* Learn best practices

### Explore DinoAI's Capabilities

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4>🤖 Agent Mode</h4></td><td>Create and modify files directly in your project with intelligent, warehouse-aware assistance.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/agent-mode">agent-mode</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>🧠 Context</h4></td><td>Understand how to provide DinoAI with the information it needs to deliver the most relevant results.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/context">context</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>💬 Ask Mode</h4></td><td>Get information, explanations, and guidance without making changes to your project.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/ask-mode">ask-mode</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>⚙️ .dinorules</h4></td><td>Configure how DinoAI operates within your project by establishing standards it will follow.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/dino-rules">dino-rules</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>🔄 Version Control</h4></td><td>Learn how DinoAI integrates with version control workflows.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/version-control">version-control</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>🚀 Production Pipelines</h4></td><td>Discover how DinoAI can help optimize your production data pipelines.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/production-pipelines">production-pipelines</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>📝 Data Documentation</h4></td><td>See how DinoAI automates and enhances your data documentation practices.</td><td></td><td><a href="dino-ai/data-documentation">data-documentation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>