From f976367bf7bf7536283b8600dcbd6103c225fe7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kartik Balasubramanian <22399046+HumanistSerif@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:52:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Adding AI Assistant env var (#3879)

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 .../environment-variables/ai-assistant.md        | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 nav.yml                                          |  1 +
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/hosting/configuration/environment-variables/ai-assistant.md

diff --git a/docs/hosting/configuration/environment-variables/ai-assistant.md b/docs/hosting/configuration/environment-variables/ai-assistant.md
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+---
+title: AI Assistant environment variables
+description: Environment variables to configure AI Assistant. 
+contentType: reference
+tags:
+  - environment variables
+hide:
+  - toc
+  - tags
+---
+
+# AI Assistant environment variables
+
+| Variable | Type  | Default  | Description |
+| :------- | :---- | :------- | :---------- |
+| `N8N_AI_ASSISTANT_BASE_URL` | String | (empty) | Base URL of the AI assistant service, specified as `https://ai-assistant.n8n.io `. Required if you self-host n8n and want to enable the AI Assistant. |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nav.yml b/nav.yml
index 418e41dfa..eeb09003e 100644
--- a/nav.yml
+++ b/nav.yml
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ nav:
     - Configuration:
       - Environment variables:
         - Environment variables overview : hosting/configuration/environment-variables/index.md
+        - AI Assistant: hosting/configuration/environment-variables/ai-assistant.md
         - Binary data: hosting/configuration/environment-variables/binary-data.md
         - Credentials: hosting/configuration/environment-variables/credentials.md
         - Database: hosting/configuration/environment-variables/database.md