Use Unique AI Tools

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Unique AI Tools — Learn how to use the Tools menu to ground AI responses in your documents, live web data, deep research, or code execution.

Overview

The Tools menu gives you direct control over what information Unique AI draws on when answering your questions. Instead of relying on the default AI's broad range of data, you can point it to specific internal documents, live web results, or let it run a full research plan — so every response is grounded in the sources that actually matter to you.

Four tools are currently available: Internal Knowledge Search, Web Search, Deep Research, and Code Execution. New tools are added regularly, including through MCP integrations.

Who is this for?

Role	How they benefit
Business Analysts	Query and analyze proprietary company data.
Researchers	Synthesize findings from academic papers or pull the latest public data from the web.
Financial Advisors	Query the latest market trends, earnings reports, and company filings in real time.
Legal Professionals	Review case files, contracts, or legal documentation and ask targeted questions about their content.

Benefits

Why use tools? Narrowing the AI's focus to specific sources significantly reduces off-topic answers, surfaces deeper insights, and saves time by eliminating manual research and synthesis.

Benefit	What it means for you
Better accuracy	Narrowing the AI's focus to specific sources significantly reduces off-topic or inaccurate answers.
More relevant responses	The AI uses exactly the data you provide, so answers are directly applicable to your task.
Faster results	No need to manually search and synthesize information — the AI does the heavy lifting for you.
Deeper insights	The AI can surface connections across your documents that would be easy to miss manually.
Time saving	Get to the answers you need faster by directing the AI to the correct information source from the outset.

Use cases

Use case	Example prompt
Financial analysis	"Compare the top 5 risk factors mentioned in the 10-K filings for Alphabet and Microsoft."
Document summarization	"Summarize the key findings from this PDF and list the main action items."
Market research	"What are the latest trends in enterprise AI adoption? Use web search."
Internal policy query	"What is our company's remote work policy?" or "Summarize the Q2 2025 sales report."

Step-by-step guide

Follow these steps to activate and use any tool in the Unique AI chat interface.

Open the Tools menu — click the “+” icon the chat input field.
Select your tool — choose from Internal Knowledge Search, Web Search or Deep Research.
If using Internal Search — the context window automatically opens on your right sidebar and you choose the specific document folder(s) or file(s) you want the AI to search within.

Type your prompt — enter your question as normal. The AI will use the selected tool and sources to generate its response.
Combine tools if needed — you can enable multiple tools at once. For example, select an internal document and also enable Web Search to cross-reference your internal data with the latest public information.

Tool reference

Tool	What it does	Status
Internal Knowledge Search	Search files ingested into the Knowledge Base. Use "Select Files" to narrow the search to specific documents or folders.	Available
Web Search	Perform live internet searches to retrieve up-to-date information beyond the AI's training data.	Available
Deep Research	Combines web and internal search with extended reasoning to produce in-depth, report-style outputs. Runs for 5–15 minutes and shows progress steps as it works.	Available
Code Execution	Writes and runs Python code in a secure sandbox. Upload files (CSV, Excel, PDF) and ask the AI to analyze, transform, or chart the data. Outputs render inline as downloadable cards.	Beta

Tips & tricks

Tip	Details
Write specific prompts	The right tool + a precise prompt gets the best results. Instead of "What are the risks?", try "Based on the 10-K filings, what are the top 5 risks mentioned for Alphabet and Microsoft?"
Narrow your sources	If responses aren't on target, use "Select Files" to limit the search to a smaller, more relevant set of documents.
Combine tools	Mix Internal Knowledge Search with Web Search to compare your internal data against the latest public information.
Experiment	Try different tool combinations and prompt styles to find what works best for your workflow.

Limitations

Summarization page limit: Summarization is limited to files of up to 50 pages. Quality may vary for dense or unstructured documents.

Token limit: Processing is capped at 30,000 tokens per conversation. Very large datasets or long conversations may be truncated.