MarStack Intelligence
Ask in plain English in the MarStack portal. Intelligence pulls the data from your connected platforms, checks it can be trusted, and answers with evidence and next steps.
Who can use it
- Starter, Pro and Agency: included, on MarStack's AI or on your own AI key.
- Free: on your own AI key only, for up to 30 questions. The AI then uses no MarStack credits; data tools use your credits as usual.
- Viewers can read conversations in their workspace but cannot ask.
Ask a question
- Open Intelligence in the dashboard and type your question, for example "Why did leads drop last month?".
- Pick a mode under the box. Each step (the data it pulls, the checks it runs) shows as it happens, with a live credit count.
- Rate the answer with thumbs up or down, ask a follow-up, or ask for a PDF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint file.
Answer modes
| Mode | AI credits | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Quick | From 2 credits | Simple questions about one platform |
| Standard | Usually 15 to 40 credits | Most questions |
| Deep analysis | Usually 50 to 150 credits | Reviews across several platforms |
Credits follow the real AI work the answer needed, up to a limit per question. Data tools add their usual credits. If an answer reaches its limit it stops and offers to continue.
Choose the AI model
Next to the mode, the model menu starts on Automatic: each mode picks the model that suits it. You can choose any model on the list instead, and the choice is remembered on your device. The account owner can set a default model for each mode under Plan and usage, Billing, in AI settings. A more powerful model uses more credits, and the live count shows it.
Use your own AI key
The account owner can add an Anthropic, OpenAI or Google Gemini API key under Plan and usage, Billing, in Your own AI key. MarStack tests it with a free call, stores it encrypted and never shows it again. Your provider then bills you for the AI.
- Paid plans: the AI part of each question uses 30% fewer credits. If the key stops working, the answer continues on MarStack's AI at normal credits and the owner gets one email a day.
- Free: the key unlocks Intelligence for 30 questions and the AI uses no credits. If the key stops working, the answer stops and asks you to fix the key.
Workspace memory
Before answering, Intelligence looks at this workspace's own earlier answers and audit findings that match the question, and says when it uses one ("Used 2 earlier answers and audits"). It never looks at other workspaces, and answers rated thumbs down are left out. The owner can turn memory off under AI settings.
Playbooks
For common kinds of question, Intelligence follows MarStack's reviewed playbooks: which data to pull, in what order and how to check it. They are written from generic questions with every name, site and number removed, plus the order of tools used in answers people rated helpful. Answer text and data are never used, and each one is reviewed by the MarStack team before use. The owner can opt out of contributing under AI settings.
Limits
- Each workspace has a daily Intelligence limit (Starter 300, Pro 1,500, Agency 5,000 credits). It resets at midnight UTC, and the owner can change it per workspace.
- One question at a time per person, and up to 10 new questions a minute per workspace.
Prefer to ask in Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini? That works on every plan. See the Quickstart.