# Ask AI

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The quality of the results of your AI depend greatly on the selected AI provider. Local on-device models are more often less powerful than the cutting edge online models.
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The Ask AI action is the core of Inbox AI. Below is a substantial example.

<figure><img src="/files/AfGgj8dASxyL2guWSZEi" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example Ask AI Action</p></figcaption></figure>

Ask AI actions have the following fields:

* Provider / Model\
  \&#xNAN;*The selected AI provider for this AI action. See* [Quick Start](/inbox-ai/quick-start.md) *for how to setup providers.*
* Output\
  Specifies what to do with non-action messages of the AI model. Ignoring them will force the AI to run actions, but you can also choose to display them or speak them out loud.
* Next Action\
  \&#xNAN;*Normal actions each have a* [Next Action Field](/inbox-ai/actions/next-action-field.md)*, but the Ask AI action has a special option here: "Chosen by AI". Selecting this option, allows the AI to pick its follow-up action itself from the actions you provide. The blue bubbles represent actions your AI can choose to take.*
* Prompt\
  This is the core field that teaches the AI what you hope to achieve. You can prompt in any language and use both [Action Variables](/inbox-ai/actions/action-variables.md) and [Templating](/inbox-ai/templating.md) to achieve your goal. It is beyond the scope of this guide to teach prompting. Try looking online for resources on how to prompt well.

## Allowing Multiple Turns

Allowing multiple turns allows your API to execute actions, and act on their results in follow-up turns. This unlocks powerful agent chains. Some actions automatically return their results (i.e.[Take Screenshot](/inbox-ai/actions/built-in-actions/system-actions/take-screenshot.md), [Get Selected Text](/inbox-ai/actions/built-in-actions/system-actions/get-selected-text.md)), but you can also build custom actions that do so using the [Return Result to Previous AI](/inbox-ai/actions/built-in-actions/flow-control/return-result-to-previous-ai.md) action in the [Next Action Field](/inbox-ai/actions/next-action-field.md).

Multiple turns are only supported when the AI chooses its next action.

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It is often a good idea to add a [Do Nothing](/inbox-ai/actions/built-in-actions/do-nothing.md) action to your actions for multiple turn Ask AI actions, this allows the AI to choose to stop.
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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://dreetje-1.gitbook.io/inbox-ai/actions/custom-actions/ask-ai.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.