MapCat is the small chat helper at the bottom-right. MapCat is available to all users, even if you do not have an AI subscription or if AI is disabled in your account settings. It is the only AI feature that does not require a subscription or for AI to be enabled, because it does not see your project data.

What MapCat is for#

• Ask how UI controls and workflows work while you are using the app.
• Ask it to open help, highlight controls, and switch tabs/subtabs.
• If MapCat is wiggling, it has a suggested next step (a nudge). Open it to see the message.

Header controls (top of MapCat panel)#

• Window controls (group of 3 icons):
• Maximize icon: open MapCat in large centered mode.
• Restore icon: dock MapCat in the normal bottom-right position.
• Minus icon: minimize back to the cat chat-head button.

Footer controls (bottom of MapCat panel)#

• Contact support: sends the latest question/answer context to support.
• Superpowers (AI plan only):
• Default is OFF (safe mode).
• When OFF, MapCat can still answer documentation questions and use non-data UI helpers (for example help/hints/tab switching).
• When ON, MapCat can run data-aware actions (for example sources selection, filter pipeline edits, pivot config), which means project state data is sent to the AI.
• Clear: clears MapCat chat history.
• Send: sends the current prompt.

Privacy and data-sharing behavior#

• With Superpowers OFF (default), MapCat runs in safe mode intended for users who do not want project data sent for AI actions.
• With Superpowers ON, MapCat may send project-derived context needed to execute data-aware requests (such as source IDs, filtered link/factor context, and related view state) to the AI service.

Safety rules#

• UI actions are whitelist-only.
• Project deletion actions are explicitly blocked (delete/remove/destroy/drop project) even if requested by a tool directive.