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# Chat Features

- [Ask a Question](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/ask-a-question.md)
- [Answer Preparation Steps](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/answer-preparation-steps.md): This section describes how to use the EXPLAIN tab under Query Inspector.
- [Answer components](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/answer-components.md)
- [AI SQL Editor](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/ai-sql-editor.md)
- [Follow-up Questions](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/follow-up-questions.md)
- [Controlled Follow-up](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/controlled-follow-up.md): Precision editing of steps within the scope of a given question
- [Query versioning](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/query-versioning.md)
- [Verified Knowledge](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/verified-knowledge.md): Allows workspace moderators (human-expert-in-the-loop) to verify AI-generated answers and their underlying metric entities, so they can be reused reliably across the data workspace.
- [Unverified Knowledge](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/unverified-knowledge.md): Allows moderators to remove verified status from metrics or answers, with automatic AI checks for dependencies and downstream impact to protect data trust.
- [Using Deep Reasoning](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/using-deep-reasoning.md): Use Deep Reasoning Mode when precision and transparency in multi-layered analysis are more important than speed.
- [Collaborative Chat](https://connectyai.gitbook.io/documentation/usage-guides/chat-features/collaborative-chat.md): Collaborative Conversational Analytics Features