# AI copilot

> The in-app assistant: what it is today and where it is going.

Source: https://sofra.tablixai.com/docs/ai-copilot

Section: Back office

Sofra includes an **AI Restaurant Copilot** drawer, opened from the sparkles button in the app header and from prompts on the dashboard. It is part of TablixAI’s restaurant intelligence roadmap.

> **Preview feature:** The copilot in the app is currently a **preview**. Its answers are illustrative examples (demand forecast, staffing, menu margin, inventory). They are not yet computed from your live data, so don’t make decisions from them.

## How to open it

- Choose the **AI** button in the header to open the drawer.
- Use a suggested prompt such as “Predict weekend demand”, “Optimize Friday staff”, “Analyze menu margins” or “Check inventory waste”, or type your own.

_Screenshot: The AI Restaurant Copilot drawer._

## Where it is going

The intended capabilities are demand and ingredient forecasting, staffing suggestions, menu margin analysis, unusual refund or discount alerts and plain-language questions about your numbers. TablixAI also offers a separate restaurant automation layer (AI front desk, marketing, operations and finance agents) that can be set up with the team. See [Support](https://sofra.tablixai.com/docs/support).