> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sterlinglabs.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is the Analyst?

> Sterling's research assistant, always beside you, answering from Sterling's research and live market data.

## What the Analyst can do

* **Answer from Sterling's research.** It draws on Sterling's reports and live market data, with sources you can check.
* **Pick up context from wherever you are.** Select **Read in analyst** on a trade idea, a bullish or bearish argument or an earnings note, or select a passage in a research report and choose **Explain** or **Custom Question**, and the conversation starts with that item loaded. It also knows which page you're on.
* **Read your documents.** Attach a PDF, spreadsheet, slide deck or image and ask about it. See [Asking questions and attaching documents](/analyst/asking-questions).
* **Go deep when it matters.** Quick answers by default, and [Deep Research](/analyst/deep-research) for a thorough, multi-step investigation when the question deserves it.
* **Explain the product itself.** With **Guide** on, ask how any feature works and it answers in plain terms, or walks you through it on screen. See [Guide Mode and "Show me"](/analyst/guide-mode).

## Where to find it

* Select the collapsed Analyst bar on the right edge of the page, or press **⌘K** (**Ctrl+K** on Windows). **Esc** closes it. The Analyst isn't available on the Trading Pit.
* The panel opens over the page. Drag its left edge to make it wider. **Fullscreen** makes it the main workspace, and **Exit fullscreen** or **Close Analyst** goes back.

## In this section

* [Asking questions and attaching documents](/analyst/asking-questions) — starting a chat, bringing in context, attaching files, keeping several conversations going.
* [Deep Research](/analyst/deep-research) — when to switch it on and what you get back.
* [Guide Mode and "Show me"](/analyst/guide-mode) — asking how Sterling itself works, and on-screen walkthroughs.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does the Analyst give investment advice?

Sterling Labs is an SEC-registered investment adviser. The Analyst's answers are research and decision support, grounded in data and Sterling's published views, rather than personal recommendations. Decisions are yours, and the Analyst can help you pressure-test them.

### Is there a limit on how much I can ask?

Analyst chat is free during your seven-day trial. After that, usage draws on your \$30 monthly allowance, then on credits you've bought. See [Your plan, usage and invoices](/account/billing-payments). Accounts are limited to 100 messages an hour.

### The Analyst isn't responding.

If a reply fails, a banner in the panel says so. Select **Retry** to send it again. If the banner says you're out of balance, select **Buy credits**.

## Related articles

* [Asking questions and attaching documents](/analyst/asking-questions)
* [Deep Research](/analyst/deep-research)
* [Guide Mode and "Show me"](/analyst/guide-mode)
* [Finding your way around Sterling](/getting-started/finding-your-way-around)


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