Who can do it: Team members
Which plans: Free, Starter, Business, Enterprise
Which platforms: Browser, Desktop
Sidekicks are AI-powered personal assistants within Miro. Use Sidekicks to tackle open-ended problems or enhance exploratory work within Miro.
More information: See Sidekicks (overview).
Access Sidekicks
When opening a new or empty board in AI mode:
- Click on the Explore Sidekicks link below the AI prompt box. Alternatively, enter a prompt in the box and it will take you to an applicable Sidekick.
- Use the general Sidekick or explore other Sidekicks in the library.
- Alternatively, click on the Sidekicks (
) icon above the Creation toolbar.
A general-purpose Sidekick will launch.
When opening an existing board in AI mode, click on the Sidekicks () icon above the Creation toolbar to launch Sidekicks.
When opening a board not in AI mode, click on the Sidekicks () icon above the Creation toolbar to launch Sidekicks.
Select a premade Sidekick
Premade Sidekicks from Miro and other users can be used for more specialized help on your board. They can also be used to create Formats or access organizational Knowledge.
To select a premade Sidekick:
- Click on the Sidekicks (
- At the top of the Sidekicks panel, click on Sidekick to open the selection menu.
- Select from the Recently used Sidekicks or click on Explore more Sidekicks.
- In the Explore more Sidekicks panel, you can also access My Sidekicks, Formats, and Knowledge.
- Select the Sidekick you want to use and the prompt panel will load with your chosen Sidekick.
Create a Sidekick
- Click on the Sidekicks (
- At the top of the Sidekicks panel, click on Sidekick to open the selection menu.
- Click on Explore more Sidekicks in the dropdown.
- In the Explore more Sidekicks panel, select My Sidekicks.
- Click the Create button.
- Enter a Sidekick name, Description, Instructions, and Conversation starters. You can use AI to help improve your instructions or generate conversation starters.
- Optionally, you can select which LLM Model you’d like to use and attach Knowledge sources.
- Click Create to complete. You’ll be able to set permissions for your Sidekick to enable sharing with your team.
When uploading a Knowledge source to a custom Sidekick, keep the following in mind:
- Each file can be up to 10Mb.
- All files combined should not exceed 50k tokens.
- Files can be .pdf, .txt, .csv, or .md files (.txt and .md files should yield the best results).
💡 On average, 1 token ≈ 0.75 words (in English). So, 50k tokens is approximately 37,500 words. (This is about the same size as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.)
Include context from the board
When using a Sidekick, you can include context from the board in your prompt. This context can include any board objects, including stickies, formats, images, and other objects.
To include context, select one or more objects on the board before entering your prompt.
Create a Format with Sidekicks
Sidekicks can be used to create Formats (Diagram or mindmap, Doc, Image, Prototype, Slides, Sticky notes, or Table) on your board.
- Click on the Sidekicks (
- At the top of the Sidekicks panel, click on Sidekick to open the selection menu.
- Select Explore more Sidekicks.
- In the Explore more Sidekicks panel, click on the Formats tab.
- Select which Format you’d like to create.
- The prompt panel will open with the selected Format Sidekick.
- Follow the prompts to create your new Format.
Add Knowledge to Sidekicks
Knowledge enables you to connect Glean, Amazon Q, Miro Insights, and retrieve company knowledge directly to the canvas.
- Click on the Sidekicks (
- At the top of the Sidekicks panel, click on Sidekick to open the selection menu.
- Select Explore more Sidekicks.
- In the Explore more Sidekicks panel, click on the Knowledge tab.
- Click on the Knowledge source you’d like to add.
- You’ll be prompted to log in to the source and connect it to Miro.
- Once the source is added, you’ll be able to access it by following steps 1-5 above.
More information: See Knowledge.