Introduction

Abilities extend Alan's functionality by providing Alan with tools that can access internal or external services. This allows Alan to handle even more complex tasks and provide you with more personalized assistance.

In this section, we introduce you to using and managing abilities in Alan.

Abilities Included in Alan

Alan comes with a set of abilities that are available by default and can be used without additional configuration. These abilities cover a variety of use cases and provide basic functionalities that are useful for many users.

The available abilities are continuously being expanded. These currently include the following abilities:

• Internet: Allows Alan to access information on the public internet. Alan can search the web, visit websites, and extract relevant information. This ability is useful for using up-to-date information and giving Alan access to additional knowledge.
• File Creation: Allows Alan to create files. This ability can be used to generate content and provide it as a file that can be downloaded and reused. Generated files can be downloaded in the chat history. They are not shared in chat snapshots and are therefore only available to you.
• Random: Allows Alan to generate random values. This ability can be used for various purposes, such as generating random numbers or selecting random items from a list. Otherwise, Alan cannot generate random values.

The included tools of the abilities included in Alan can be found in Alan on the detail pages of the respective abilities.

Connected Abilities

Alan allows users to connect additional abilities that access external services. These connected abilities enable Alan to access organization-specific data and services, providing even more personalized assistance.

Connected abilities can be shared with your colleagues, so that a configured ability benefits many people in your organization.

Connected abilities can be recognized in the chat, in the settings, and in the chat configuration by the plug icon.

Note

Connected abilities also include tools. However, these are only made available to Alan during the generation of responses and therefore do not appear on the detail pages of connected abilities.