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Some older screens still call this Ask Stella, and the URL is /ask-stella. It’s the same feature.
Opening Ask Analysts
Click Ask Analysts in the sidebar. If you have an existing conversation, it opens where you left off.The empty state
A new conversation offers shortcuts that configure the input for you:
Suggested questions are shown below, tailored to your connected data.
Conversations
The conversation list
Open the conversations panel from the topbar, beside the page title. Conversations are grouped by the date they were created — headings read like “7th August, 2026” — newest first. Search filters by conversation name. Conversations load 15 at a time; scroll to load more. Hover any conversation for a three-dot menu with Rename, Control Access, and Delete.Starting a new conversation
Click the New Conversation button in the topbar.Choosing an agent
The agent selector sits in the input row and is pre-filled with your workspace’s default agent. You can change it on any turn, not just the first — so you can start with one agent and switch mid-conversation if another has the right data scope.Conversation limit
Each conversation supports up to 20 exchanges. At the limit, the input is replaced by a card titled “To continue, please start a new conversation” with a Continue in New Chat button. Context from the current conversation carries over into the new one, so you don’t lose your place.Asking a Question
Type in the input bar at the bottom — “Ask anything about your data…” — and press Enter.Query modes
Two pills in the input bar control how your question is processed:Concise
Precise to the point answer. Quick follow-ups and simple lookups where speed matters more than depth. Best for summarised insights, KPIs, and “what” questions.Deep Dive
Deep analytical thinking. Questions that need real analysis — charts, tables, KPIs, with exploratory insight. Best for “why” and “how” questions.Voice input
Click the microphone beside Send to dictate your question. While listening, the input shows a live transcript and a waveform. Click again to stop.Attachments and tools
Both live behind the + button (“Add File(s) or Tool(s)”).Add File(s)
Attach a file to give the agent extra context.
Files can also be pasted or dragged onto the input.
Attachments persist across the conversation. A file you upload on your first message is still in context ten turns later, and its extracted text is cached so it is never re-processed.
Add Tool(s)
Pick from your connected MCP tools — see MCP & Tools — so the agent can call them while composing its answer. The picker is searchable and shows a check against each selected tool.Understanding Responses
A response renders as a single flowing message, not a set of tabs:- Your prompt, in a bubble
- The agent header, with an expandable “Thought for
{duration}” disclosure — click it to see the reasoning steps the agent took - The answer — text, and any widgets
- The toolbox
What an answer can contain
A single response can contain several widgets alongside explanatory text.
Clarifying questions
The agent can pause mid-answer to ask you something — an ambiguous date range, which of two similarly-named tables you meant. Answer it, or Skip. The input is hidden while a question is pending.The message toolbox
The confidence icon only appears when the agent produced a confidence score for that answer.
Your own messages have their own hover toolbox with Edit and Copy — edit a prompt to re-ask it without retyping.
Rating an answer
Thumbs up and down are per widget, not per message. Select a widget in the side panel and the Like / Dislike controls appear.These do real work. A thumbs up promotes the query behind that widget into the agent’s Verified Queries. A thumbs down feeds the agent’s Memory.
Platform help
You can also ask how to use Supaboard itself — “how do I schedule a dashboard report?” The agent reads the live product documentation and answers in text. No widget is produced for these.Pinning Widgets
Charts, tables, and KPIs generated by the agent can be saved elsewhere — and they stay live, re-querying your data whenever they’re loaded.- After the agent responds, widgets appear in the right-side panel.
- Check the ones you want to keep.
- Click Pin (“Pin widgets to dashboard”).
- Choose a destination:
- Dashboard — an existing one, or create one inline
- Datasite — send the widgets to a datasite, where the pinned query is used verbatim and only the presentation is rebuilt
- Confirm.
Sharing a Conversation or an Answer
Two entry points, one dialog:- The whole conversation — the share button in the topbar
- A single answer — Share on any message
A link shared from a specific message opens the conversation scrolled to that message. Public views are read-only — no pinning, no replying.
The dialog reports “Invite sent”, but no invitation email is currently delivered. Send the person the link yourself.
Managing Conversations
Every action is in the three-dot menu on the conversation’s row in the list.Rename
Opens a modal with a text input. The default name is “Untitled Conversation” until renamed.Delete
Opens a confirmation. Deleting a conversation permanently removes it and all its messages. This cannot be undone.Control Access
Conversations are visible to your whole workspace by default. A conversation with no access list can be opened by any workspace member. Control Access restricts a conversation — it does not share one.Open Control Access and select people to limit the conversation to that list. Your own entry and the workspace Owner cannot be removed. If you’re discussing something sensitive, set Control Access at the start rather than after the fact.
Permissions
Who can open Ask Analysts
Access is controlled by the Ask Analysts feature flag on each user’s workspace membership — see Workspace — Feature Access.Reading versus asking
A Viewer with the Ask Analysts flag can read every unrestricted conversation but cannot ask anything.