The Chat page in Ask mode is where you have real conversations with your data. Ask business questions in plain English and get instant insights, visualizations, and strategic recommendations. No SQL required.
What makes this powerful is that your questions can span multiple data sources at once. Ask about customers in HubSpot, revenue in Stripe, and usage in your product database, and get a unified answer. AstroBee handles the complex joins and aggregations behind the scenes, then explains what the data actually means for your business.
How it works
Start by clicking New Chat in the center panel. If you’re using demo data, you’ll see suggested question cards like “Deal Stages”, “Login Activity”, and “Engagement” to help you explore.
Type your question in the chat input the way you’d ask a colleague: “Which marketing channels drive the highest customer lifetime value?” or “Show me revenue trends by product category over the last 6 months.” You can also click a suggested question card to get started quickly.
As AstroBee works on your question, watch its reasoning unfold in real-time. You’ll see each SQL query it executes, read its thinking as it validates joins and investigates data quality, and follow along as “Thought for X seconds” shows its progress. Use the stop button if you need to cancel.
When AstroBee finishes, Analysis Result appears with a green checkmark. Click View to open the full answer report with charts, tables, and strategic insights. AstroBee provides much more than just numbers: direct answers to your question, business context about patterns and trends, and recommended actions for what to do next.
Follow up naturally to dig deeper. Ask “Can you break that down by region?” or “How does this compare to last year?” AstroBee understands context and builds on previous conversations.
Toggle between Ask and Edit mode using the button near the chat input when you need to modify your data layer.
Understanding your results
Click View on any Analysis Result to open the full answer report. Four tabs give you complete visibility into how AstroBee answered your question:
Results
Sources & Logic
SQL
Pipeline
Business-focused visualizations and insights designed for decision-making. Includes charts, tables, and key findings that answer your question and provide strategic context. Step-by-step explanation of how AstroBee interpreted your question and used your data layer to find the answer. See exactly which data sources and relationships were used. The exact optimized SQL queries AstroBee generated from your semantic model. Perfect for technical validation or building on AstroBee’s analysis. Data processing steps from raw tables to business insights, showing transformations and aggregations across your connected systems.Coming soon:We’re building a comprehensive data lineage view that will show the complete data flow and transformations across all
your connected sources.This improved visualization will map how data flows through your entire system, making complex relationships and dependencies crystal clear. Tips for better results
Use your natural business terminology and be specific about what you want to know. Questions like “What’s our Q3 conversion rate for email campaigns in the healthcare vertical?” work better than vague requests. The more context you provide, the more relevant insights you’ll get.
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