Overview
What the Telflo AI assistant does and how to use it.
The AI assistant is a chat panel in the editor. It can plan a pipeline from a description, generate or modify the configuration on the canvas, and answer OpenTelemetry questions.
Open the assistant
The AI tab appears in the editor when AI is enabled for your account. Enabling AI requires the Enable AI Features setting and, depending on your account, access granted by Telflo. See AI access.
What you can ask
Create a configuration:
- "Create a pipeline that receives OTLP and exports to two backends."
- "Build a Kubernetes monitoring setup with metrics and logs."
Modify the current configuration:
- "Add a batch processor to the traces pipeline."
- "Change the OTLP exporter endpoint to
otel.example.com:4317."
Ask a question:
- "What is the difference between OTLP and OTLP/HTTP?"
- "How does tail sampling work?"
How it works with the canvas
The assistant reads and edits the configuration you are working on.
| Tool | Action |
|---|---|
| Read current YAML | Reads the current configuration, so answers and edits are based on what you have. |
| Update YAML | Applies a change to the configuration. The canvas and the YAML update to match. |
| Validate YAML | Validates generated configuration before it is applied. |
| Web search | Looks up current OpenTelemetry information when a question needs it. |
The YAML tool calls appear in the chat as collapsible cards while they run, and update in place when they finish. Expand a card to see the request and the response. Tool cards are saved with the conversation.
When the assistant updates the configuration, the change appears on the canvas as if you made it. Review, edit, undo, and save it as usual.
Modes
Select a mode in the composer to direct the assistant: Plan, Build, or Ask. See Modes.
Conversations
Chats are saved, and Telflo generates a title for each one.
Usage and safety
AI usage is metered with tokens. See AI access. Every request and response passes through guardrails.
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