[disable](#disable-ask-gordon) the feature at any time.

## Enable Ask Gordon

1. Sign in to your Docker account.
2. Navigate to the **Beta features** tab in settings.
3. Check the **Enable Docker AI** checkbox.

   The Docker AI terms of service agreement is displayed. You must agree to the
   terms before you can enable the feature. Review the terms and select **Accept
   and enable** to continue.

4. Select **Apply & restart**.

> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> For Docker Desktop versions 4.41 and earlier, this settings lived under the **Experimental features** tab on the **Features in development** page.

## Using Ask Gordon

The primary interfaces to Docker's AI capabilities are through the **Ask
Gordon** view in Docker Desktop, or if you prefer to use the CLI: the `docker
ai` CLI command.

Once you've enabled the Docker AI features, you'll also find references to **Ask
Gordon** in various other places throughout the Docker Desktop user interface.
Whenever you encounter a button with the **Sparkles** (✨) icon in the user
interface, you can use the button to get contextual support from Ask Gordon.

## Example workflows

Ask Gordon is a general-purpose AI assistant created to help you with all your
Docker-related tasks and workflows. If you need some inspiration, here are a few
ways things you can try:

- [Troubleshoot a crashed container](#troubleshoot-a-crashed-container)
- [Get help with running a container](#get-help-with-running-a-container)
- [Improve a Dockerfile](#improve-a-dockerfile)

For more examples, try asking Gordon directly. For example:

```console
$ docker ai "What can you do?"
```

### Troubleshoot a crashed container

If you try to start a container with an invalid configuration or command, you
can use Ask Gordon to troubleshoot the error. For example, try starting a
Postgres container without specifying a database password:

```console
$ docker run postgres
Error: Database is uninitialized and superuser password is not specified.
       You must specify POSTGRES_PASSWORD to a non-empty value for the
       superuser. For example, "-e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password" on "docker run".

       You may also use "POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust" to allow all
       connections without a password. This is *not* recommended.

       See PostgreSQL documentation about "trust":
       https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-trust.html
```

In the **Containers** view in Docker Desktop, select the ✨ icon next to the
container's name, or inspect the container and open the **Ask Gordon** tab.

### Get help with running a container

If you want to run a specific image but you're not sure how, Gordon might be