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

# Assistants

> What assistants are in UtopikAI and when to use them

**Assistants** are for **interactive chat**. People ask questions, draft content, and work with the assistant in real time through the chat UI.

Each assistant is its own entity with its own instructions, models, knowledge, skills, tools, prompts, and optional tasks. Changing one assistant does not affect agents or other assistants.

## Built-in and custom assistants

You can start with built-in assistants such as **General**, **Art**, and **Search**, or create a **Custom Assistant** for a specific team or workflow.

Open **Assistants** from the product to browse what is available in your Workspace and to create or edit assistants.

## What you can configure

| Area               | What it does                                                              |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Instructions**   | Main prompt that defines role, tone, and how the assistant should respond |
| **Models**         | One or more LLMs users can choose from in chat                            |
| **Knowledge**      | Document sets and search options the assistant can reference              |
| **Skills**         | Reusable capabilities attached to this assistant only                     |
| **Tools**          | Connected apps for fetching data, taking actions, or generating content   |
| **Prompt Library** | Reusable `/` prompts users can trigger in chat                            |
| **Access**         | Who in the Workspace can use the assistant                                |
| **Tasks**          | Optional scheduled or on-demand runs for recurring work                   |

## When to use an assistant

Create an **assistant** when people will talk to it in a Q\&A or collaborative chat style — for example HR policy help, support replies, or sales drafting.

If the work should run on its own, on a schedule, or inside a **workflow**, create an **agent** instead. Assistants are not a substitute for unattended automation.

<Card title="Creating Assistants" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/guides/assistants">
  Step-by-step guide to the eight-step assistant setup wizard.
</Card>

## Related documentation

* [Creating Assistants](/guides/assistants) — Full setup wizard
* [How agents differ from assistants](/guides/assistants_vs_agents) — When to use each
* [Agents](/guides/agents_overview) — Autonomous and scheduled work
* [Skills Overview](/skills/overview)
* [Tools Overview](/tools/overview)
* [Tasks Overview](/tasks/overview)
* [Introduction](/introduction)