The AI assistant

The AI assistant in Athanor works in the editor. Ask in plain words and it draws, edits and explains, showing its plan. What it can do and sends.

Open it with Shift+A, or ask from anywhere with Ctrl+J. It can draw, convert, animate, search the library and build problems, and you watch each step.

Asking

Select something first and it goes with your question. Type / for commands. Named compounds are looked up rather than invented, and anything it draws is checked by Athanor's own chemistry engine.

What is sent

Your question, the conversation so far and a description of the page go to the AI provider shown under the box. The assistant says so before anything is sent. You can use arbastro's hosted AI or your own provider and key, in Settings › AI.

In a class

A teacher can turn the assistant off for graded work, or set it to Tutor only: it then asks questions and gives hints, and never gives the answer.

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Last updated Nov 11, 2026