---
title: mentorAI - Tools
description: Describes mentorAI's per-mentor tools (Image Generation, Code Interpreter, and more) and how to enable them at the tool and prompt level.
page_id: '700121089'
department: data-ai
source_url: https://answers.atlassian.syr.edu/wiki/spaces/ITSAI/pages/700121089/mentorAI+-+Tools
last_modified: '2026-01-07'
tags:
- mentorai
- how-to
- teaching-learning
audience:
- faculty
- staff
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## Overview

mentorAI has many tools available for each mentor. These tools can add new functionality to a mentor and there are more that may be rolled out in the future. This page is meant to describe these tools

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## Enabling a Tool

To enable a tool, follow these steps:

1. Log into [mentor.ai.syr.edu](http://mentor.ai.syr.edu)
2. Navigate to the mentor you have permission to edit
3. Under the drop down for the mentor, go to Tools

   ![screenshot showing the dropdown menu and location of tools highlighted with a red box](./attachments/700121089/image-20260107-144822.png)
4. In the Tools settings, enable the tool.
   Below is a screenshot with a red box showing where to enable a tool.

   ![screenshot ](./attachments/700121089/image-20260107-145352.png)
5. The tool should now be enabled. Some tools require additional steps, outlined below.

### Additional Steps for some Tools

Some tools need to be turned on at the prompt level as well, these include:

- Code Interpreter
- Image Generation
- Screen Share

Once the tool is enabled in the Tools setting, navigate back to the mentor chat screen and enable the tool under the chat box.

![Screenshot showing the box that needs to be activate on a new chat window, highlighted by a red box](./attachments/700121089/image-20260107-150213.png)

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## Additional Considerations

Some tools work best, or only function, with some LLM models. Feel free to explore which model is best for each tool and your use case.

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## Image Generation

This tool can generate basic images when given a prompt.

Below is an example output:

![screenshot of a mento prompt asking it to generate a yellow duck on a lake. The mentor responded with the generated image of a duck on a lake](./attachments/700121089/image-20260107-151401.png)

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## Code Interpreter

This tool is helpful to visualize abstract math or data solutions.

Some use cases include:

- Plotting integrals, derivatives, Riemann sums, and more.
- Comparing functions (e.g., y = sin x vs. y = cos x) to study amplitude, period, and phase shifts.
- Graph experimental data (e.g., projectile motion) and fit trend lines or polynomials to validate theoretical models.
- Upload small datasets (CSV or pasted values) and request histograms, box plots, or scatterplots to analyze distributions and correlations.

![screenshot showing the response from the mentor when asked to plot the integral of x-squared from 1 to 100. A graph is shown](./attachments/700121089/image-20260107-150123.png)