.. _ai-assistants:

AI Assistants
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.. meta::
   :audience: beginner
   :tier: entry
   :keywords: rsyslog AI assistant, chatgpt, configuration help, troubleshooting, documentation, development

.. summary-start

Specialized AI helpers for rsyslog tasks: configuration, troubleshooting,
documentation, and development.

.. summary-end

As part of rsyslog’s :doc:`../about/ai_first` strategy, we provide several AI
assistants to make setup, configuration, and contribution easier.  
They are currently implemented as **OpenAI ChatGPT custom GPTs**, which means
you need a free OpenAI account to use them. Most users will find the free tier
sufficient, but availability may depend on your subscription.  
The platform may change in the future.

General-purpose assistant
-------------------------

- **Rsyslog Assistant** – the first stop for all usage, configuration, and
  troubleshooting questions.  
  🌐 https://rsyslog.ai  

  It can generate working config snippets, explain errors, and guide you through
  common tasks. While accuracy is usually high, always **verify the results**.
  Like any AI tool, it can occasionally produce mistakes.

Other assistants
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These are more specialized, and mainly interesting for contributors:

- **Rsyslog Doc Assistant**  
  Helps documentation writers maintain consistent style and structure.  
  🌐 https://www.rsyslog.com/tool_rsyslog-doc-assistant

- **Rsyslog Dev Assistant**  
  For developers, focused on onboarding and codebase exploration. Still
  experimental (as of Sept 2025).  
  🌐 https://www.rsyslog.com/tool_rsyslog-dev-assistant

- **Rsyslog Commit Assistant**  
  Guides developers in crafting commit messages that follow rsyslog’s conventions.  
  🌐 https://www.rsyslog.com/tool_rsyslog-commit-assistant

Community feedback
------------------

We are continuously improving these assistants. Suggestions and feedback are
very welcome in the `GitHub Discussions
<https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/discussions>`_.  

If you would like to see a new assistant for a specific use case, please let us
know there.

Video tips
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Some tutorials reference short “🎬 video tips”. These will be added over time.
If you would like to contribute tutorial videos to the project, please contact
**rgerhards@adiscon.com** or post in the GitHub discussions.