Using the Sidebar

The dassi sidebar is your main interface for interacting with the AI agent.

Opening the sidebar

• Click the dassi icon in your Chrome toolbar
• Press Alt+Shift+D to toggle the sidebar open

Layout

The sidebar has three main areas:

Toolbar

The top bar includes:

• Discord — link to the dassi community
• Settings — opens the options page for account, billing, and model settings
• Clear chat — clears the current conversation and starts fresh

Chat area

The scrollable middle section shows your conversation. When you first open a session, dassi shows suggested actions based on the current page.

User messages — your prompts and instructions.

Agent responses — each response includes:

• Activity steps — a collapsible header showing how many steps dassi took. Expand it to see each action (navigation, screenshots, page reads, clicks) with icons and details
• Response content — the final answer rendered as Markdown with code blocks, tables, and formatting

Message composer

The bottom bar is where you type messages:

• Attach files — click the paperclip icon to attach images or text files. You can also drag-and-drop or paste images from your clipboard
• Send — press Enter to send, Shift+Enter for a new line
• Stop — while dassi is working, the send button becomes a stop button

Conversations

Each Chrome tab group has its own independent conversation. When dassi opens new tabs during a task, they join the same tab group and share the conversation context.

To start a fresh conversation, click the trash icon in the toolbar. This clears the current session’s history.

Plan approval

Before visiting new websites or taking sensitive actions, dassi may present a plan for your approval. The plan shows:

• Which domains dassi will visit
• The steps it plans to take

Click Approve to proceed or Reject to stop. dassi will not act until you approve.

Visual feedback

When dassi is actively controlling a browser tab:

• A glowing border appears around the tab viewport
• A small banner at the bottom reads “dassi is controlling your browser”
• A Stop button is shown in the banner
• You can also press Ctrl+Shift+C (or Cmd+Shift+C on Mac) to stop

Suggestions widget

When the sidebar is closed, a small orange button may appear on the right edge of web pages. Hover over it to see contextual suggestions — things dassi can help with on the current page. Click a suggestion to open the sidebar and send it automatically.

You can disable this widget in Settings > Features > Page Suggestions.