Tutorial: Use the AI Assistant to Explain Your Infrastructure
Master Cloudeval’s AI Chat for Instant Infrastructure Insights This tutorial teaches you how to effectively use Cloudeval’s AI Chat assistant to understand, analyze, and optimize your cloud infrastructure.Getting Started with AI Chat
Opening the Chat
Methods:- Click the chat icon (bottom right)
- Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac)
- Use command:
/chatin search
Your First Question
Start simple:- List your resources
- Group by type
- Show counts
- Highlight in diagram
Question Types
Discovery Questions
Learn what you have:Analysis Questions
Understand your infrastructure:Security Questions
Find security issues:Cost Questions
Optimize spending:Troubleshooting Questions
Debug issues:Advanced Techniques
Context-Aware Questions
The AI understands your current view:- Select a resource in the diagram
- Ask:
"What's connected to this?" - AI uses selected resource as context
Follow-up Questions
Build on previous answers:Diagram Interaction
The AI can modify the diagram:Real-World Scenarios
Scenario 1: Security Audit
Goal: Find all security issuesScenario 2: Cost Optimization
Goal: Reduce cloud spendingScenario 3: Architecture Understanding
Goal: Understand complex architecturePro Tips
Be Specific
Bad: “Tell me about my infrastructure”Good: “Show me all EC2 instances in production”
Use Natural Language
You don’t need special syntax:- “Find resources without tags”
- “What’s the cost of my databases?”
- “Show me the network flow”
Combine Questions
Ask multiple things:Use Filters
Narrow down scope:Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl+K / Cmd+K: Open chat
- Esc: Close chat
- Enter: Send message
- Shift+Enter: New line
- ↑: Previous message
- ↓: Next message
- Tab: Autocomplete
Limitations
The AI Chat:- Can read and analyze your infrastructure
- Can provide insights and recommendations
- Can highlight and filter resources
- Cannot modify your infrastructure
- Cannot access your data
- Cannot make changes to resources
Next Steps
- Customize Diagrams - Perfect your diagrams
- Export Diagrams - Share your work
- Collaborate - Work with your team
Ready to master AI Chat? Try asking questions about your infrastructure now!
