Control what the AI does automatically
Four org-level switches for how much the AI does on its own, and which sources it trusts.
Found in Settings → AI Preferences. Available to Owners and Admins. These are organization-wide — they apply to everyone on your team, not just you.
Smart Product Assistant
On by default. While you design an Install Card, the assistant suggests matching products from your catalog and researches products you do not have yet. Turn it off if you would rather the AI not research hardware online — card design still works, you just do not get suggestions.
Auto-Scan Catalog Every 30 Days
Off by default. When on, DarkBird re-analyzes your product catalog and refreshes Install Card suggestions once 30 days have passed since your last scan. With it off, scanning happens when you click Scan catalog in the Expert Assistant — or automatically right after a catalog import or PSA resync, which is unaffected by this setting.
Contribute to Global Brain
Off by default. When on, confirming a product cluster shares anonymized categorization signals — hashed product-name tokens, a partNumber prefix, manufacturer, and the category you confirmed. No descriptions, no pricing, no organization identifiers. Contributors receive global-derived category suggestions in return.
This setting governs catalog categorization signals only. It is a separate mechanism from the cross-organization calibration benchmarks shown in Settings → Card Calibration, which are aggregated with a minimum of 3 contributing organizations per card.
Expert Center Sources
Trusted reference URLs — a distributor spec site, a manufacturer's documentation, your own standards page. The AI prioritizes these when researching and when suggesting products for an Install Card, so it reaches for your preferred brands and sources first. Click Edit Sources to add a name and URL for each.