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Certified assistants help people identify assistants that have been reviewed and approved. This makes it easier to choose a trusted assistant for work tasks.

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Quick links

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What certified assistants are

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Assistant authors can submit an assistant for review. If the assistant is approved, it is badged as certified so people in your organisation can easily identify reliable, reviewed assistants.

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Coming soon: System admins can also directly approve an assistant.

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How to tell if an assistant is certified

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You can identify a certified assistant in 2 places:

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  1. In the Library view
    Look for the badge in the Certified column.
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  2. On the assistant card
    If the certified assistant is shown on your home screen, it will display a certified badge
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Request certification for an assistant

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Before you submit

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Before submitting an assistant for certification, make sure you:

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How to request certification

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  1. Open the assistant you want reviewed, and click Edit Assistant
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  2. Select the Certification tab.
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  3. Review the current status.
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  4. Add notes about the assistant's purpose, capabilities, intended use cases, and how it has been tested.
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  5. Select Submit request.
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  6. Let your system admin know, to expedite review
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Clear review notes help reviewers assess the assistant more quickly.

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How to review a certification request

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Alternatively, 

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Certification steps

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  1. Click Review
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  2. Check the request notes and Notes History
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  3. Add review notes
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  4. Select Approve, Deny, or Cancel request
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  5. (Optional) Let the submitter know the outcome of their request
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Coming soon: direct admin certification 

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System admins can directly certify any assistant. To do this:

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  1. Open the assistant details. You can either: \n\n
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  2. Navigate to the certification tab
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  3. Add any certification notes (e.g. the reason you have certified this assistant)
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  4. Click Certify directly
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Certification statuses

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An assistant can move between these statuses:

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Admins can also:

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