Simon Willison's WeblogMay 24, 2026, 11:19 PM

datasette-agent 0.1a4: Start Agent Chats Instantly via the "/" Jump Menu

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datasette-agent 0.1a4 integrates with Datasette 1.0a30 to let users start AI agent chats directly from the "/" jump menu.

Simon Willison released datasette-agent 0.1a4, leveraging the new makeJumpSections() JS plugin hook in Datasette 1.0a30. Users can now press "/" from any page to open the "Jump to" menu and instantly access a "Start a new agent chat" input box. This update streamlines database interactions, allowing users to trigger agent-led data analysis seamlessly.

Simon Willison today announced the release of an AI plugin update for his open-source database tool—`datasette-agent 0.1a4`. The core of this update lies in greatly optimizing the UI/UX flow for how users interact with the AI Agent, making data queries more intuitive and faster.

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