# Alert troubleshooting with Netdata Assistant

The Netdata Assistant is a feature that uses large language models and the Netdata community's collective knowledge to guide you during troubleshooting. It is designed to make understanding and root causing alerts simpler and faster.

## Using Netdata Assistant

- Navigate to the alerts tab
- If there are active alerts, the `Actions` column will have an Assistant button

  ![actions column](https://github-production-user-asset-6210df.s3.amazonaws.com/24860547/253559075-815ca123-e2b6-4d44-a780-eeee64cca420.png)

- Clicking on the Assistant button opens up as a floating window with customized information and troubleshooting tips for this alert (note that the window can follow you through your troubleshooting journey on Netdata dashboards)

  ![Netdata Assistant popup](https://github-production-user-asset-6210df.s3.amazonaws.com/24860547/253559645-62850c7b-cd1d-45f2-b2dd-474ecbf2b713.png)

- In case you need more information, or want to understand deeper, Netdata Assistant also provides useful web links to resources that can help.

  ![useful resources](https://github-production-user-asset-6210df.s3.amazonaws.com/24860547/253560071-e768fa6d-6c9a-4504-bb1f-17d5f4707627.png)

- If there are no active alerts, you can still use Netdata Assistant by clicking the Assistant button on the Alert Configuration view.