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AI Assistant Overview

The AI Assistant is a built-in intelligent chat feature in VertiTab that helps you manage browser tabs and interact with web content using natural language.

  • Ask Mode: Chat with AI about your current tab content. Get explanations, summaries, translations, or answers based on the page you’re viewing.
  • Agent Mode: Control your browser with natural language commands. Manage tabs, bookmarks, history, windows, and more through conversational AI.

In Agent mode, AI can perform various browser operations:

  • Tab Operations: Create, close, move, group, discard, reload tabs
  • Tab Groups: Create, update, move, close tab groups
  • Window Operations: Create, update, close windows
  • Bookmarks: Search, create, update, delete, move bookmarks
  • History: Search, delete browsing history
  • Sessions: Restore recently closed tabs/windows
  • Create multiple chat sessions for different topics
  • Session history is automatically saved
  • Continue conversations across browser restarts
  • Pre-configured prompts for common tasks
  • Create your own custom prompts
  • Organize prompts into groups
  1. Click the AI Assistant icon in the bottom navigation bar
  2. Or enable it in: Options > Appearance > Bottom Navigation > Enable “AI Assistant”
  1. Enable in: Options > Appearance > Tab Navigation > Enable “AI Assistant”
  2. Click the AI Assistant tab at the top

VertiTab supports multiple AI providers:

ProviderModelsFeatures
OpenAIGPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, o1, o1-mini, o3-miniStreaming, Tool Calling
GoogleGemini 2.0, Gemini 1.5 Pro/FlashStreaming, Tool Calling
AnthropicClaude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus/HaikuStreaming, Tool Calling
DeepSeekDeepSeek Chat, DeepSeek ReasonerStreaming, Tool Calling
QwenQwen Plus, Qwen Turbo, Qwen MaxStreaming, Tool Calling
OpenRouterMultiple modelsAccess to many AI models
Chrome Built-inGemini NanoLocal, no API key needed

::: tip Key-Free Experience Some models support a key-free trial experience. For the best results, we recommend configuring your own API key. :::

  • Local Storage: All conversation data is stored locally on your device
  • API Keys: Your API keys are encrypted and never sent to our servers
  • BYOK Mode: Bring Your Own Key - use your own API keys for full control
  1. Open the AI Assistant panel
  2. Accept the privacy notice on first use
  3. Select an AI model (some support key-free experience)
  4. Start chatting!

For detailed setup instructions, see Model Configuration.