# Ask Oscar

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Note: This CCV AI service is still under development and may undergo substantial changes without any notice.
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## Overview

The Ask Oscar service is envisioned to be an AI assistant powered by the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) technique with access to specific knowledge about Brown University. Currently, as a proof-of-concept, the AI assistant has access to a version of the documentation of OSCAR, Brown's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster. The vision is for it to become a more general-purpose AI assistant with access to various Brown resources, such as the OIT Knowledge Base.

## Getting started

To get started, simply type a question or click on one of the sample questions. The assistant will respond to the question with the knowledge it can find within the OSCAR documentation. The response will also contain 2 links to the source pages where the info is located. Even with the RAG technique, the AI assistant can still "halluciate" (generate false information), so please make sure to check the sources to validate the information.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.ccv.brown.edu/ai-tools/services/ask-oscar.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.