AI Copilot
The AI Copilot is an in-app chat assistant built into M3U Editor. It lives in the top navigation bar as a chat icon and lets admins interact with the application using plain English — searching records, creating or editing data, navigating pages, and looking up documentation — without ever leaving the UI.
The AI Copilot is only accessible to admin users and users who have the Use AI Copilot permission added.
How It Works
When enabled, the Copilot opens a chat panel where you type requests in natural language. Behind the scenes the assistant can call tools to take real actions:
- Search & list channels, playlists, EPG sources, and other resources
- Create, edit, or delete records directly from the chat
- Navigate to any page in the admin panel
- Look up documentation from the M3U Editor docs site
- Remember facts across sessions so you don't have to repeat context
Tools are discrete PHP classes with typed inputs. The AI receives their descriptions and decides autonomously which ones to call during a conversation.
Enabling the Copilot
- Go to Preferences → AI Copilot (admin only).
- Toggle Enable AI Copilot to ON.
- Choose an AI Provider and enter your API Key (see Configuration for all options).
- Click Save.
The chat icon will appear in the top navigation bar immediately — no server restart required.
Settings are stored in the database, so changes take effect instantly for all admin users.
What You Can Ask
Here are some example prompts to get you started:
| Prompt | What happens |
|---|---|
Find the channel called BBC One | Searches channels and returns a matching record |
Show me all playlists that have proxy enabled | Lists filtered playlist records |
Create a new EPG source for... | Opens a creation form pre-filled from your message |
How do I set up provider profiles? | Searches the docs and returns an excerpt |
Remember that my main playlist is called "Home" | Stores the note in the assistant's memory |
Next Steps
- Configuration — Set up your AI provider and fine-tune behaviour
- Tools — See every built-in tool the assistant can use
- Quick Actions — Add one-click shortcut buttons to the chat
- Management — Browse conversation history, audit logs, and rate limits