10 Ways The Ardoq AI Assistant Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter

The Ardoq AI Assistant leveled up this fall season 2026. We shipped 10 upgrades, and they all launched together under one big idea: a dramatically smarter AI Assistant.

It's so much more than another chatbot. Think of it as an extra architect on your team. One that shows its work, backs up its answers, and takes real busywork off your plate.

Here's everything that's new.

Transparent, Traceable Reasoning Behind Every Answer

Robust decisions need proof, not just a good guess. Now you get both answers and the data behind them.

Live execution visualization lets you watch each step the Assistant takes to reach an answer, in real time. No more black box.

Deep links to citations and sources mean every answer links straight back to the exact data behind it. When someone asks, "How do you know that?", you already have the receipt to back it up.

Access to a Wider Context Beyond Your Architecture

The Ardoq AI Assistant's world also just got bigger.

It can now talk to your ShiftX data, so you can ask about your architecture and business processes in the same conversation. No more switching between tools to get the full picture.

Smart document processing means you can provide the Assistant with a contract or PDF and ask questions about it right inside the chat.

Faster Time to Insights and Less Manual Diagramming

Turning insight into something you can actually use used to take a lot of time. The AI Assistant can now help you speed that up.

Ad-hoc AI charts and diagrams mean you can just ask for a chart and get the Assistant to make one for you. No more building from scratch.

Exporting AI outputs to PDF and other formats lets you send any answer straight to PDF, SVG, or other formats. Get presentation-ready slides for any stakeholder ready before your coffee gets cold.

Smart Help on Demand to Help Keep You Moving

Getting help shouldn't mean losing your place in a project or task.

Open Aria in context lets you jump into technical help or best-practice guidance right from the Assistant, without leaving your conversation.

Custom example prompts (coming in October 2026) suggest smart questions based on exactly where you are in Ardoq. No more guessing how to phrase what you need.

Steadier Performance and a Fresher Look

The small stuff matters just as much as the big stuff.

Stability for large prompts, plus notifications means big, complex requests run more reliably now, and you'll get a notification the moment yours is done.

A refreshed look and feel gives you a cleaner Assistant experience across floating, sidebar, and full-screen views.

Our Customers Already Love It

At NorgesGruppen, Norway's largest grocery group, an architect generated a full disaster-recovery scenario from their own data in two minutes. Their reaction: "It felt like magic." That is what it looks like when reasoning holds up instead of just sounding right.

At Tenneco, AI automation built on this approach delivered a 292% ROI and reclaimed the equivalent of 1.25 full-time employees. That's a significant productivity stat that even non-technical stakeholders like your CFO can appreciate.

Adoption tells a similar story.

Weekly active users of Ardoq's AI grew approximately 16x after the Ardoq AI Assistant launched.

People do not keep coming back to a tool they do not trust, and the growth curve suggests trust is exactly what changed.

10 Upgrades, Now Live

Together, these updates turn the Ardoq AI Assistant from a helpful tool into a real teammate. One you can trust, and one that saves you real time.

Want to see any of this in action, or get a feature turned on for your team? Talk to your Customer Success Manager. They'd love to show you around!

Learn more about all our latest upgrades to the Ardoq AI Assistant or book a demo to see it in action.