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Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview

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syncfusion-maui-ai-assistview

Implements Syncfusion® .NET MAUI AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView) for AI-powered interactive chat interfaces. Use when working with AI chat interfaces, AI AssistView, SfAIAssistView, conversational UI, or chat with AI responses. Covers integrating AI services, creating chat UIs, implementing conversation flows, managing AI requests/responses, and displaying AI suggestions.

Overview

Publishersyncfusion
Repositorymaui-ui-components-skills
Skill namesyncfusion-maui-ai-assistview
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • 21 bundled files

    Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.

  • Open source

    Published by syncfusion on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills/tree/master/skills/syncfusion-maui-ai-assistview
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills.git /tmp/maui-ui-components-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/maui-ui-components-skills/skills/syncfusion-maui-ai-assistview .claude/skills/syncfusion-maui-ai-assistview
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Implementing AI AssistView in .NET MAUI

The Syncfusion .NET MAUI AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView) is a comprehensive control for integrating AI services into .NET MAUI applications. It provides a user-friendly conversational interface with built-in support for requests, responses, suggestions, conversation history, multiple agents, toast notifications, and extensive customization options.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

  • Integrate AI chat interfaces in .NET MAUI applications
  • Display conversational UI with user requests and AI responses
  • Implement AI-powered assistants with suggestion prompts
  • Create chat-based interactions with conversation history
  • Build intelligent applications that interact with AI services
  • Customize chat appearance with templates, themes, and styling
  • Handle user interactions through events, commands, and data binding
  • Manage conversation flows with headers, toolbars, and empty states
  • Implement localization for multi-language AI chat applications
  • Work with multiple AI agents for specialized assistant experiences
  • Show contextual toast notifications for non-blocking feedback
  • Design responsive AI interfaces with .NET MAUI cross-platform support

Common Scenarios:

  • Customer support chatbots, AI assistants, help desk interfaces
  • Conversational AI applications, virtual agents, interactive assistants
  • Chat-based content generation, Q&A applications, knowledge bases
  • Personal productivity assistants, note-taking with AI, writing helpers
  • Educational platforms with AI tutors, interactive learning interfaces
  • Any real-time conversational UI with AI-powered responses

Component Overview

SfAIAssistView is a comprehensive, feature-rich conversational control that:

  • Displays AI-powered chat interfaces with user requests and AI responses
  • Supports multiple content types (text, images, hyperlinks, cards, attachments)
  • Provides flexible data binding with observable collections and MVVM patterns
  • Enables customizable request/response display with templates and selectors
  • Supports multiple AI agents with selected-agent customization
  • Supports toast notifications for success, warning, and error feedback
  • Includes smart suggestion system (header, response-specific, footer prompts)
  • Offers toolbar and chat mode management with temporary sessions
  • Maintains conversation history with timestamps and interaction tracking
  • Handles rich user interactions (tapping, long-press, context menus)
  • Provides customizable message input editor with file attachments and actions
  • Supports structured prompt composition, disclaimer messages, and time break separators
  • Features auto-scrolling, scroll-to-bottom button, voice input, and audio playback
  • Supports comprehensive styling, theming, and platform-specific effects

Documentation and Navigation Guide

Getting Started

📄 Read: references/getting-started.md

  • NuGet package installation and setup
  • Handler registration in MauiProgram.cs
  • XAML namespace import and control initialization
  • ViewModel setup with observable collections
  • First request/response cycle implementation
  • Common setup issues and troubleshooting

Agents

📄 Read: references/agents.md

  • Multiple AI agents within a single chat experience
  • Agent collection, selection, and editor @ lookup
  • Selected agent visibility and template customization

Items and Data Binding

📄 Read: references/items-and-data-binding.md

  • Item properties (text, profile, timestamp, error messages)
  • Item types (text, hyperlinks, images, cards, attachments)
  • Item interaction events and commands
  • Error response display and handling
  • Custom item view templates
  • Custom model binding and converters
  • Context menus for requests and responses

Suggestions

📄 Read: references/suggestions.md

  • Header-level suggestion prompts
  • Response-specific suggestions
  • Footer suggestions above the editor
  • Suggestion selection events and commands
  • Cancellation and submission behaviors

Header

📄 Read: references/header.md

  • Header visibility and customization
  • Header text and template configuration
  • Displaying suggestions in headers

Toolbar

📄 Read: references/toolbar.md

  • Toolbar visibility and title customization
  • New Chat button implementation
  • Temporary chat mode support
  • Chat mode switching events

History

📄 Read: references/history.md

  • Enabling conversation history
  • Conversation item structure (title, timestamp, messages, pin state)
  • Filtering, pinning, renaming, and deleting conversations
  • History interaction handling and restore behavior

Events and Commands

📄 Read: references/events.md

  • Item tapped and long-pressed events
  • Request events and command handling
  • Footer action commands (copy, retry, rating)

Editor and Attachments

📄 Read: references/editor-and-attachments.md

  • Custom editor layouts and templates
  • Expandable request editor for long prompts
  • Editing previous requests
  • File attachment support, limits, and image preview
  • Attachment button modes and action buttons configuration
  • Send button customization

Templates and Content Types

📄 Read: references/templates-and-content.md

  • Request and response item templates
  • Template selectors for dynamic templates
  • Full control template customization
  • Custom chat rendering implementation

Scrolling

📄 Read: references/scrolling.md

  • Auto-scroll to latest messages
  • Auto-scroll behavior for latest request or response
  • Scroll-to-bottom button functionality
  • Button appearance customization

Prompt Composition

📄 Read: references/prompt-composition.md

  • System, context, and part-based prompt composition
  • Deterministic composition order and filtering
  • Prompt composing event inspection

Prompt Library

📄 Read: references/prompt-library.md

  • Browse, search, and pick from a catalog of predefined prompts
  • SfPromptLibrary.ItemsSource and the PromptItem model
  • Handle selection via the PromptSelected event or PromptSelectedCommand

Disclaimer Message

📄 Read: references/disclaimer-message.md

  • Disclaimer text below the editor
  • Visibility and footer spacing behavior

Time Break Separators

📄 Read: references/time-break-separators.md

  • Date-based message grouping
  • Smart Today / Yesterday / weekday labels
  • Custom time break template and styling

Voice Support

📄 Read: references/voice-support.md

  • Microphone button voice input
  • Speech recognition and editor text injection
  • Response audio playback controls
  • Platform permissions and fallback behavior

Toast Notifications

📄 Read: references/toast-notifications.md

  • Non-blocking success, warning, and error feedback

Advanced Topics

📄 Read: references/advanced-topics.md

  • Text selection support
  • Stop responding functionality
  • Performance optimization

AutoComplete Suggestions

📄 Read: references/autocomplete-suggestions.md

  • AutoComplete suggestions while typing
  • Prefix and timing configuration
  • Suggestion data binding
  • Selection handling and behaviors
  • Custom suggestion templates
  • State monitoring and server integration

Styling

📄 Read: references/styling.md

  • Theme key application
  • Style keys for all UI elements
  • Customizing request/response appearance
  • Platform-specific styling effects

Customization

📄 Read: references/customization.md

  • Empty state views
  • Localization (RESX)
  • Right-to-left (RTL) support
  • Disabling image previews via AllowImagePreview (default true)
  • Platform-specific effects (iOS liquid glass)

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview AI skill do?

Implements Syncfusion® .NET MAUI AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView) for AI-powered interactive chat interfaces. Use when working with AI chat interfaces, AI AssistView, SfAIAssistView, conversational UI, or chat with AI responses. Covers integrating AI services, creating chat UIs, implementing conversation flows, managing AI requests/responses, and displaying AI suggestions.

Why use Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills/tree/master/skills/syncfusion-maui-ai-assistview. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Syncfusion Maui Ai Assistview AI skill free?

It is published on GitHub by syncfusion. Check the repository for licensing terms. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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