Premium Feature — AI-backed features are available in SM Professional, LIMS Starter, LIMS Enterprise, Biologics LIMS, SDMS Professional, and SDMS Enterprise.
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AI-backed features add machine-assisted help directly into product workflows, such as the
Expression AI Assistant available when defining calculated columns. This topic covers enabling the feature and, for on-premise deployments, supplying the API key it requires.
Enable AI-Backed Product Features
- Select > Site > Admin Console.
- Under Configuration, click Optional Features.
- Place a checkmark next to AI-backed product features are available.
Note
enable the MCP server controls a separate feature (external AI agent access to LabKey data).
Configure a Gemini API Key (On-Premise Deployments)
To enable AI-backed features, on-premise (self-hosted) deployments must supply their own API key for Google's Gemini model, currently the only supported engine.
Provide the key using an environment variable:
- Set the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable to your key value, in a way that's accessible to you server
- Start your server
Confirm Configuration
Once configured, you can check the status via a couple pages:
- > Site > Admin Console > Environment Variables
- > Site > Admin Console > AI Assistant Status
These pages show whether a GEMINI_API_KEY value has been provided, but the value itself is not shown.
AI-assisted features, such as
Get help from AI on calculated columns, will not appear in the product until a valid key is provided and the optional feature is turned on.
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