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

# Builder Chat

> An in-canvas AI assistant that helps you build Workflows by chatting.

**Builder Chat** is an AI assistant built into the Workflow canvas. Rather than dragging and configuring every node yourself, you can describe the pipeline you want — "parse these PDFs, extract the tables, embed them, and build an agent" — and Builder Chat assembles the workflow for you on the canvas.

## What it does

Builder Chat is tied to the Workflow's linked agent and understands your room's data. You can ask it to:

* **Add and connect actions** — build a pipeline from sources to embeddings to an agent
* **Explain the canvas** — describe what an operation does or why a node is configured a certain way
* **Iterate** — adjust steps, swap actions, or refine configuration through conversation

<Note>
  Builder Chat builds the *pipeline* (the Workflow). To talk to your finished data, use an agent in [Chat](/features/compose-ui) mode.
</Note>

## Using Builder Chat

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a Workflow">
    Create or open a Workflow. The canvas opens, docked inside the room.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe the workflow">
    Open Builder Chat and describe what you want the pipeline to do.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the canvas">
    Builder Chat adds and connects the actions. Inspect each node, edit configuration, and copy code where available.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run">
    Run the Workflow to execute the workflow and produce your outputs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Builder Chat vs. Compose

Both let you build with natural language, from different surfaces:

|            | Builder Chat                         | Compose mode                          |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| **Where**  | Inside the Workflow canvas           | The room chat                         |
| **Focus**  | Editing an existing canvas in detail | Kicking off a pipeline from the room  |
| **Output** | Nodes and connections on the canvas  | A Workflow you continue in the canvas |

## Related Documentation

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Workflows" icon="window" href="/features/workflows">
    The canvas and its actions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Exploration & Workflows" icon="comments" href="/features/compose-ui">
    Explore data and build workflows from the room.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Action Reference" icon="table-list" href="/reference/action-types">
    See all available canvas actions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>