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Standalone and flyout chat UI modes in Elastic Agent Builder

The Elastic Agent Builder chat UI is available in two modes:

  1. Standalone mode
  2. Flyout mode
Note

The standalone and flyout modes have the same functionalities and can be used interchangeably. Conversation history is preserved across both modes.

Access Agent Builder by selecting Agents in the main navigation. In Elastic Observability and Elastic Security, the standalone experience is available when you switch from AI Assistant to Agent Builder.

Agents logo in main navigation

The following GIF shows how to access the standalone chat experience in an Elastic Security project:

Standalone agent builder chat mode in main navigation

Once you switch from AI Assistant to Agent Builder, you can access the flyout in two ways:

  1. Select the AI Agent button from the header bar in any page:
AI Agent button
  1. Use the keyboard shortcut:
    • Mac: ⌘Cmd + ;
    • Windows/Linux: ⌃Ctrl + ;

You can resize the flyout by dragging its side edge. The flyout persists when you change pages in the main navigation.

Flyout chat mode demonstration

The default chat experience varies by solution:

  • Elastic Observability and Elastic Security: Each solution's classic AI Assistant is the default chat experience. You must switch between chat experiences to enable Agent Builder.
    • Once enabled:
      • The flyout experience replaces the AI Assistant chat experience
      • The standalone experience is available through the Agents button in the main navigation.
  • Elasticsearch: Agent Builder appears in the navigation automatically.