# SQrL

SQrL (pronounced "squirrel") is an AI-powered co-pilot built by SingleStore that answers your questions and helps you code faster (in the context of SingleStore Helios). It is trained using content from SingleStore Helios documentation, [GitHub](https://github.com/memsql/), [Forums](https://www.singlestore.com/forum/), and other internal sources, to provide product-related information on SingleStore Helios.

In the [Question and Answer mode](https://docs.singlestore.com/#section-idm4545101682140833798654309115.md), SQrL can answer questions and provide code suggestions for both the SingleStore Helios and SingleStore Self-Managed deployments.

## Why Use SQrL

SQrL is designed to provide immediate and relevant responses to SingleStore Helios-related questions. It can assist you with deployments, code optimization, integrations, resource management, troubleshooting, etc. SQrL is also integrated into SingleStore [Notebooks](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/container-services/notebooks.md), which allows you to optimize your code using code recommendations and debug errors in your code using potential resolutions in the context of your code.

> **📝 Note**: SQrL may sometimes return reasonable-sounding but inaccurate responses. To help us improve SQrL's accuracy, provide feedback using **Thumbs down** next to a response.

## Getting Started with SQrL

You can access SQrL from any of the following platforms:

## a. SQrL Website

You can use SQrL in the [Question and Answer mode](https://docs.singlestore.com/#section-idm4545101682140833798654309115.md) on the [SQrL website](https://www.singlestore.com/sqrl/) even if you are not a member of any SingleStore Helios organization. SingleStore users on SingleStore Self-Managed deployments who do not have access to the Cloud Portal can also use this platform.

## b. Cloud Portal

SQrL is accessible on the Cloud Portal in the following locations:

* On the Cloud Portal homepage, select **Ask SQrL**. You can also access SQrL from other screens on the Cloud Portal using the floating **?** (question) icon. Select **Ask SQrL** from the list. These options allow you to access SQrL in the [Question and Answer mode](https://docs.singlestore.com/#section-idm4545101682140833798654309115.md) only.

  Note that the **Chat with us** option is not the same as using SQrL.

  ![Access SQrL in the Cloud Portal.](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltac01ee6daa3a1e14/blt34ac43bcc3ac921c/6a35483b8a6308ca8bd56ce2/sqrl-cl-new-ou8MsO.png)
* **With Notebooks**: On the Cloud Portal, under **Notebooks**, open a notebook. Once the notebook is open, enable the **Code with SQrL** toggle switch on the upper-right corner. This option allows you to use SQrL in [code-only mode](https://docs.singlestore.com/#section-idm4538780119100833798656998424.md).

  ![Code with SQrL in Notebooks.](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltac01ee6daa3a1e14/bltb9421cd6fe733059/6a3549e8136db482abd5581f/sqrl-nb-new-YsNKHg.png)

## c. SingleStore Documentation

You can access SQrL in the [Question and Answer mode](https://docs.singlestore.com/#section-idm4545101682140833798654309115.md) from any page in the Documentation site. Select the  (SQrL) icon on the side of the page to open the SQrL pane.

![Access SQrL from the Documentation site.](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltac01ee6daa3a1e14/blt62e07c1472bec8d0/6a35483c9b557fd465300877/sqrl-position-PcpsUW.png)

## SQrL Usage Modes

You can use SQrL in any of the following modes.

## a. Question and Answer Mode

In the Question and Answer mode, SQrL *answers* the user's queries (questions). You can ask questions about learning new features, troubleshooting specific issues, comparing approaches to a specific use case, and more. The answers may include suggestions to related questions and a list of sources from where the response is derived. After you enter your query, select **Enter**/**Return** to submit it. To add another line to your query (add a new line), use **Shift+Enter** or **Shift+Return**.

You can also provide feedback on SQrL responses to help improve its accuracy. Select **Thumbs up** for positive responses and **Thumbs down** for negative responses and provide feedback.

To share a SQrL discussion, select **Share**. It shares the entire SQrL discussion. When you select **Share**, a unique URL is generated for the discussion session. Anyone with access to the URL can view the contents of the discussion. You can also copy a specific code snippet or other blocks from the discussion with SQrL without using the Share feature.

Select **Clear** to clear the current discussion. To stop a SQrL response, select **Stop**.

## b. Code-only Mode

The code-only mode is only available in SingleStore notebooks (on the Cloud Portal). In this mode, SQrL provides code suggestions that can be integrated into your notebooks. To use SQrL in the code-only mode, enable the **Code with SQrL** toggle switch and enter a query in the **Connect with SQrL** box. After you enter your query, select **Generate** to submit your query. Use **Enter**/**Return** to add a new line to your query.

In this mode, SQrL does not preview live responses line-by-line. Hence, the response time may seem longer. After SQrL has generated a code snippet, you can either select **Add Cell** to add it to a new cell at the end of your notebook, or select **Add Cell & Run** to add it to a new cell and run that cell.

If SQrL is unable to generate a code snippet relative to the query, it returns an error. Select **Regenerate** to try again, either with the same query or a different query.

## c. Code Generator Mode

SQrL Code Generator helps you generate SQL queries based on your prompts, keeping your table schemas in mind. To use Code Generator mode, navigate to SQrL in the Portal and select "Code Generator". Next, you can select which tables are relevant in generating your SQL.

SingleStore does not access any of the personal information in these tables –– it just passes the schema of this table and exposes it to the LLM as context. This ensures that the SQL that is generated understands the relationships and columns between tables and that is more accurate.

Once you have selected your tables, you can ask SQrL multiple questions without having to reselect your tables again. To refresh context and select new tables, close and reopen the window.

## SQrL and Privacy

This section focuses on privacy practices, data collection, data security, and data retention in the context of SQrL only. Refer to [Privacy Notice](https://www.singlestore.com/privacy-notice/) for information about SingleStore's privacy policy.

## Data Collected by SQrL

SingleStore collects and processes data from SQrL to provide the service. SingleStore continuously improves SQrL by leveraging data collected from SQrL to provide more accurate responses to your queries. This data includes prompts and responses, which are always collected, and user engagement metadata (optional). SingleStore retains some of the collected data for analysis and improvements. The collected data is **not** used to train large language models (LLMs).

SingleStore collects prompts, answers, and user engagement metadata from SQrL as follows:

* **Prompts**

  A prompt is the contextual information that SQrL gets when a user asks a question/query. Prompts are transmitted in real-time and retained to improve our product and documentation on questions asked by users.
* **Responses**

  SingleStore retains responses/answers from SQrL to improve the user experience of our product.
* **User Engagement Metadata**

  When you use SQrL, it collects user engagement data. This data consists of usage information and events generated while interacting with SQrL. These events include, but not limited to: user actions like Thumbs up or Thumbs down, feedback, and feature engagement.

  You can enable or disable user engagement metadata collection within your organization on the Cloud Portal, go to **\<your\_organization> > Settings**. Under **SQrL Metadata**, use the toggle switch to enable or disable metadata collection. Note that data from prompts and responses is always collected.

## Sharing Collected Data

SingleStore shares the data collected from the SQrL discussions with the following AI service providers (via API):

* Anthropic
* Amazon Bedrock

The data shared with these AI providers is NOT used to train their AI models. For information on privacy policies of each of these providers, refer to the following links:

* [Anthropic Console](https://legal.anthropic.com)
* [Amazon Bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_bedrock.html)

## Data Security

Refer to [Security](https://www.singlestore.com/privacy-notice/#security) for information.

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Modified at: March 2, 2026

Source: [/cloud/getting-started-with-singlestore-helios/sqrl/](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/getting-started-with-singlestore-helios/sqrl/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)