Defining and executing custom generative artificial intelligence agent actions on selected data items

Abstract

Techniques for creating and executing custom AI-driven actions in a data analysis interface are disclosed. One or more embodiments receive user input that defines a custom action by specifying an AI prompt with a natural language query and context variables. This definition is stored for later use. One or more embodiments present a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying data items, allowing users to select a subset. Based on the stored definition of a custom action, an option to execute the custom action appears. When the option is chosen, one or more embodiments assign metadata values from the selected items to the context variables, creating initialized context variables. The complete prompt, including the query and initialized variables, is submitted to an AI agent. The AI's response is displayed in the GUI, providing context-aware insights within the data analysis workflow.