Anaconda Assistant, the AI coding assistant included with Anaconda Toolbox, is available in your local (desktop) instance of JupyterLab, too! As the Assistant is virtually identical to its cloud counterpart in Anaconda Notebooks, you can refer to our Anaconda Assistant quickstart guide for guidance on using the Assistant.
You can enable and access the Assistant in a local JupyterLab instance through either the command line interface (CLI) or Navigator, the graphical user interface (GUI) that is automatically installed with Anaconda.
Open Navigator, install Anaconda Toolbox, and launch JupyterLab using the following instructions:
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
Locate the Anaconda Toolbox tile and click Install.
Once the installation is complete, click Launch on the same tile to launch a new JupyterLab session.
Open a new notebook. The Assistant appears to the right of the notebook.
Open Navigator, install Anaconda Toolbox, and launch JupyterLab using the following instructions:
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
Locate the Anaconda Toolbox tile and click Install.
Once the installation is complete, click Launch on the same tile to launch a new JupyterLab session.
Open a new notebook. The Assistant appears to the right of the notebook.
You can update the Assistant through either the CLI or Navigator, the GUI that is automatically installed with Anaconda.
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
On the Anaconda Toolbox tile, click Settings.
In the dropdown, select Update application. You may need to refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
On the Anaconda Toolbox tile, click Settings.
In the dropdown, select Update application. You may need to refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux).
Update the anaconda-toolbox package (which contains the Assistant) by running the following command:
conda update anaconda-toolbox
Once the update is complete, refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
You can remove the Assistant from your local instance of Jupyterlab through either the CLI or Navigator, the GUI that is automatically installed with Anaconda.
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
On the Anaconda Toolbox tile, click Settings.
In the dropdown, select Remove application. You may need to refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
Open Navigator:
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Start, search for “Navigator”, and then click to open.
Click Launchpad and select Anaconda Navigator. Alternatively, use Cmd+Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type “Navigator”, and then press Return to open the program.
If you run into any issues opening Navigator, refer to our Navigator troubleshooting topic for assistance.
On the Anaconda Toolbox tile, click Settings.
In the dropdown, select Remove application. You may need to refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux).
Uninstall anaconda-toolbox by running the following command:
conda remove anaconda-toolbox
Once the uninstall is complete, refresh Navigator to see your changes take effect.
As JupyterLab is a requirement for the Assistant, it is also removed when uninstalling the Assistant. To reinstall JupyterLab without the Assistant, run the following command:
