# Chat with Geni

> Talk to your AI assistant in plain English. Geni reads from and writes to your connected tools.

Geni is the conversational surface inside General Input. Ask in plain English, watch it call the right APIs, and review what it did.

## Start a conversation

<Steps>
<Step>
Click **Chat** in the sidebar. Your past conversations are listed on the left; click **New chat** to start a fresh one.
</Step>
<Step>
Pick a model from the model selector. Fast models for simple lookups, smarter models for nuanced reasoning. Some models also let you pick a reasoning effort.

<Screenshot
  src="/guides/geni/pick-model.mp4"
  caption="Model selector"
/>
</Step>
<Step>
Type your request and hit **Enter**. Geni shows its reasoning and tool calls inline as it works.

<Screenshot
  src="/guides/geni/enrich.mp4"
  caption="Geni enriching a Google Sheet of leads"
/>
</Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="tip">
  Be specific about inputs and the desired output. "Last 5 Stripe payouts as a
  Slack summary in #finance" beats "tell me about Stripe."
</Callout>

<Callout type="note">
  Type **@** to mention a skill, workflow, or file so Geni uses exactly the
  resource you mean. Prefer talking? Click the microphone in the input to
  dictate your request.
</Callout>

## Turn into a workflow

<Steps>
<Step>
Just ask Geni and this will turn into a reproducible workflow.

<Screenshot
  src="/guides/geni/create-workflow.mp4"
  caption="Turning a chat into a workflow"
/>
</Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="tip">
  Clean workflows come from clean conversations. Run a clean version once before
  saving.
</Callout>