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# When the builder asks

> The AI builder pauses and shows a form when it needs an account connection or a value only you know. Answer it and the build resumes.

When the builder hits something it cannot decide on its own, it pauses and opens a form above the chat input instead of guessing. There are two kinds of questions.

## Credential asks

If a node needs an account and you do not have a usable one connected, the builder asks you to connect it inline. The form shows the same connect flow as the node's credential panel, so you can complete an OAuth sign-in or paste an API key without leaving the chat.

The builder only asks when it has to. If you already have exactly one matching account connected, it attaches that account automatically and moves on.

<Frame caption="Connecting an account inline when the builder asks">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/noclickinc/S0vAQNsUH_SVp_WL/images/builder/asks-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=S0vAQNsUH_SVp_WL&q=85&s=b0e3448f914ef9fd0f9e78b8d52b91be" alt="Builder ask form showing an inline credential connection step" width="844" height="1050" data-path="images/builder/asks-1.png" />
</Frame>

## Input asks

For values only you know, the builder asks with the most helpful input it can:

* **Live pickers** that load options from your connected account, like which spreadsheet, channel, or database to use
* **Multiple choice** when it wants you to pick between options, with an "Other" field for your own answer
* **Free text** for anything else

Some fields offer a shortcut instead of an answer. When a picker is for a resource you can create, like a spreadsheet, a board, a database, or a repository, it includes a **Create new** button that has the builder create one for you and use it, so you do not have to set it up first.

<Frame caption="An input ask with a live option picker">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/noclickinc/M99Xyd8Ho6Jf17gu/images/builder/asks-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=M99Xyd8Ho6Jf17gu&q=85&s=7a61d69dbd084554a81912cd8e336ffe" alt="Builder ask form with a live option picker open" width="844" height="1050" data-path="images/builder/asks-2.png" />
</Frame>

## Answering

<Steps>
  <Step title="Work through the steps">
    Multiple questions batch into a step-by-step form ("Step 1 of 3"). Required steps are marked with an asterisk. Click **Next** to advance and **Continue** on the last step to submit. Use **Back** to return to an earlier question.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Skip what you want">
    Click **Skip** to pass on the current question and move to the next one. The builder continues with whatever you have answered so far.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Or just reply in chat">
    You can type a reply in the chat input instead of using the form, for example "use the second one" or "I don't have that account, do it without it". Any fields you already filled in carry over with your reply, so you never repeat an answer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once you answer, the build resumes from where it paused. If you close the workflow mid-question, the form reopens the next time you return to it.