# DinoAI: Accelerating Your Analytics Engineering Workflow

As you advance in your dbt™ journey within Paradime's IDE, DinoAI is here to help you work smarter, not harder. DinoAI, Paradime's AI-powered assistant, is designed to enhance your analytics engineering workflow by automating key tasks, providing real-time support, and streamlining complex processes.

**Estimated completion time:** 45 minutes

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If you're brand new to Paradime, we recommend completing the earlier sections of the Paradime 101 Guide:

* [Getting Started with your Paradime Workspace](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/guides/paradime-101/getting-started-with-the-paradime-ide)
* [Setting Up a dbt™ Project](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/guides/paradime-101/getting-started-with-the-paradime-ide/setting-up-a-dbt-project)
* [Creating a dbt™ Model](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/guides/paradime-101/getting-started-with-the-paradime-ide/creating-a-dbt-model)
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High-level overview of DinoAI features
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### What you'll learn

<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>🤖 <strong>DinoAI Agent</strong></td><td></td><td>Learn how to use DinoAI's Agent Mode to automate analytics engineering tasks with warehouse-aware AI that directly modifies your dbt™ files.<br><br><em>Estimated time: 15 minutes</em></td><td><a href="dinoai-accelerating-your-analytics-engineering-workflow/dinoai-agent">dinoai-agent</a></td></tr><tr><td>🛠️ <strong>Accelerating GitOps</strong></td><td></td><td>Boost your version control workflows with DinoAI's automated features, ensuring efficient and consistent Git operations.<br><br><em>Estimated time: 5 minutes</em></td><td><a href="dinoai-accelerating-your-analytics-engineering-workflow/accelerating-git-ops">accelerating-git-ops</a></td></tr><tr><td>📊 <strong>Accelerating Data Governance</strong></td><td></td><td>Enhance the quality, clarity, and consistency of your data assets by leveraging DinoAI's tools for automated testing, documentation, and visualization.<br><br><em>Estimated time: 10 minutes</em></td><td><a href="dinoai-accelerating-your-analytics-engineering-workflow/accelerating-data-governance">accelerating-data-governance</a></td></tr><tr><td>🚀 <strong>Accelerating dbt™ Development</strong></td><td></td><td>Speed up your dbt™ development process with DinoAI's capabilities, from model creation to debugging and SQL-to-dbt™ conversion.<br><br><em>Estimated time: 15 minutes</em></td><td><a href="dinoai-accelerating-your-analytics-engineering-workflow/accelerating-dbt-development">accelerating-dbt-development</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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### **Using DinoAI for General Inquiries**

In addition to accelerating specific tasks in your analytics engineering workflow, DinoAI's Ask Mode is your go-to assistant for virtually any inquiry, all without needing to leave the Code IDE. Whether you need quick answers or technical insights, DinoAI is ready to assist directly within your workflow.

You can ask DinoAI anything, including:

* "What time is it in Puerto Rico?"
* "How do I use the haversine function in Snowflake?"
* "How can I make this dbt model run more efficiently?"

With DinoAI, you get instant, context-aware support, so you can stay focused on your work without the distraction of context switching.

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Let's dive in!