> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.2501.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# chat

> Talk to the AI Assistant from your terminal

`2501 chat` is the terminal interface to the [AI Assistant](/0.8/understand/command-center#ai-assistant). Same tools, same approval flow as in Command Center — just in your shell.

```bash theme={null}
2501 chat
```

The CLI opens an interactive session. Type freely. The assistant looks up resources automatically and pauses for approval when it wants to **create, update, or delete** anything.

## When to use it

* Quick spot-checks: "Show me failed tasks from the last hour on host db-01."
* Drafting rules and blacklist entries from the terminal while doing other work.
* Triage during an incident without leaving your shell.

For the full tool surface and approval flow, see [Command Center → AI Assistant](/0.8/understand/command-center#ai-assistant).