Oxygen AI Positron 8.2 for Web Author
May 5, 2026
Version 8.2 of Oxygen AI Positron for Web Author enhances AI-assisted authoring for Oxygen XML Web Author users with a broad set of new capabilities focused on extensibility, richer context, and improved control. The most important addition is support for skills (based on Anthropic Agent Skills), enabling teams to tailor the assistant with reusable modules for specialized tasks, integrations, and repeatable workflows. To help users get started quickly, a set of built-in skills is also available for adding review comments, translating XML content while preserving structure, and performing persona-based analysis.
Another important feature displays files created or modified by the AI directly in the chat area, where you can review the changes. This release also expands the AI experience with the new Personas chat mode, smarter awareness of changes in the current editing context, and support for analyzing binary resources such as images, PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without manually attaching them first. Additional usability enhancements include a new context window size indicator, support for attaching Excel documents, and access to referenced SVG images.
Oxygen AI Positron for Web Author
Select LLM Model in Chat View
Depending on the configured LLM connection, you can now select the LLM model to
use when chatting or invoking AI actions using a drop-down control in the chat
box.
Extend AI Capabilities Using Skills
Define and use skills (based on the Anthropic Agent Skills) to extend the AI agent's capabilities by creating
reusable, specialized modules for specific tasks. You can use them for automating
repetitive workflows, integrating with external tools and APIs, standardizing best
practices, and enabling the assistant to handle domain-specific or proprietary processes.
From simple utilities to complex integrations, skills let you customize the AI agent to
match your unique business needs and accelerate productivity.
Built-in AI Skills
Several built-in skills are now available to help when you want the LLM to:
- Add review comments to your document.
- Translate XML content into another language while preserving markup and technical elements.
- Apply structured persona-based analysis to evaluate a task through multiple audience perspectives.
Claude Models with Adaptive Thinking
Two new Claude models are available: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Thinking and Claude Opus 4.6 Thinking. These models use
adaptive thinking to automatically determine how much reasoning is needed for each
request, spending more time thinking through complex problems while responding quickly to
simpler queries. When using these models, the chat interface displays a collapsible
summary of the model's thinking process in real time. The thinking summary is also
preserved and restored when you load conversations from history.
Personas Chat Mode
You can now use the Personas AI chat mode to review a task
from multiple audience perspectives and get a more balanced recommendation. If you do not
specify personas, the agent automatically defines 2–4 relevant personas, analyzes the
content from their perspectives, identifies conflicting viewpoints, and tries to reach a
compromise before providing a final recommendation.
Smarter AI Awareness of Changes in Your Working Context
When you continue a chat after changing the selected content or switching to a
different file, the AI can now follow those context changes better and respond based on
what you are currently working on. This helps reduce confusion in ongoing conversations
and makes follow-up requests feel more accurate and natural.
Binary Resource Insights
You can now ask the AI to analyze binary resources such as images, PDF, Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint files without first attaching them in the chat. This makes it easier
to generate content based on files in a folder or validate whether referenced images fit the
surrounding context.
Context Window Size Indicator
A new indicator in the AI Positron footer gives you visibility into the model's
context window size so you can understand how much context is available for your
conversation. The indicator includes a breakdown of the total context window and how much
of that context is currently in use.
Easily Review AI-Modified Files
Files created or modified by the AI now appear directly in the chat area, where
you can review the changes. You can compare the original content with the AI-updated
version or directly open a changed file to make corrections.
Attach Excel Documents
You can now attach Excel (
xlsx) documents in the AI Positron
chat view to provide additional context for your conversation with the AI.Analyze Referenced SVG Images
When using AI actions such as "Generate image alternate text" or interacting with the AI in the chat, the LLM is now given access
to the referenced SVG images (in addition to JPEG and PNG images). This allows
the AI to provide feedback based on the SVG image content.
Image References Expanded in Selected Content
When you select content that includes image references in the visual editor,
the referenced images are included along with the text. This allows you to ask the AI
agent to review the text and images together, for example, to check whether the image and
its accompanying text work well together.
Configure Reasoning Effort Level for Microsoft Azure Connections
For Microsoft Azure connections, you can now choose the default reasoning
effort level (low, medium, or high) to use when executing actions or chat requests via
the new Reasoning Effort parameter.
Support for Claude Deployments in Microsoft Azure Connections
Claude (Anthropic) models hosted on Azure AI Foundry can now be used directly
from your Microsoft Azure AI connections.
Edit Markdown Documents While Vibe Writing
When vibe writing, AI Positron can now retrieve content from and modify the
current document, whether it is an XML or Markdown document.
Oxygen AI Positron 8.1 for Web Author
February 10, 2026
Version 8.1 of Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author introduces support for the latest OpenAI GPT-5.2 models, ensuring state-of-the-art AI assistance for web-based XML editing. The new Planner chat mode enables users to coordinate large-scale, multi-step changes directly from the web interface.
Users can now create custom chat modes and actions tailored to their workflows. Improved image handling, and smarter document attachment processing further streamline collaborative authoring and review in distributed teams.
Oxygen AI Positron for Web Author
OpenAI GPT-5.2 Models Available
The flagship GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2 Thinking models are now available in the list
of OpenAI models to choose from.
Optimized Token Consumption for AI Prompts and Tools
The prompts and tools that the AI uses to generate answers have been improved
to consume fewer tokens/credits.
New Planner Chat Mode for Resource Consuming Tasks
The newly-introduced Planner chat mode is available for complex, token-intensive operations (e.g. “Translate all files in the current folder” or “Find all conrefs and replace them with conkeyrefs in userguide.ditamap”).
After being given the prompt, the AI explores your project, proposes a multi-step plan, and, after your approval, delegates each step to the most suitable AI agent. This means large, project-wide changes can be coordinated without hitting LLM context limits, while still showing you the tool calls and results for review.
More Context Information Available in Chat
The AI chat now automatically includes additional information about your environment and editing context, such as the Oxygen application version, current date, and caret or selection data (Web Author 28.1 or newer). Having richer contextual information leads to higher-quality AI responses.
Documentation and APIs to Create New Chat Modes
You can now officially define new chat modes by creating new AI actions that
contain the
"output-action": "agentic" property.
For more details, see Creating Custom Chat ModesTools to List and Invoke AI Agents
Newly added tools make it possible to create powerful new chat modes to plan
complex changes and then use separate agents for each part of the plan. For more details,
see AI Positron User Guide: Tools to Invoke AI Actions or Agents.
Control AI Action Visibility
You can now choose whether a defined AI action is visible in the UI or only
available to other AI actions as a sub-agent by using the new visibility
property. For more details, see AI Positron User Guide: Visibility Property.
Create AI Actions with Vision Support
You can control whether a custom-defined AI action sends both content and
referenced images to the LLM by using the
"input-type":
"markup-with-images" JSON property.
For more details, see markup-with-images.
Generate Image Alternate Text Improvements
The Generate Image Alternate Text action can now be used on
all images that are referenced within a document at once, while you can still use the
action on individual selections as well.
Preserve Structure and Styles for Attached Word and PDF Documents
When attaching Word (.docx) or PDF documents in the chat, their internal
structure (headings, lists, tables, code blocks) and styling (bold, italic) are now
preserved when being sent to the AI so that it better understands the context of the
document.
Oxygen AI Positron 8.0 for Web Author
November 18, 2025
For Web Author, Oxygen AI Positron 8.0 adds AI‑powered new file creation to generate starter documents from a prompt and optional attachments (XML, Markdown, images, or PDFs and Office files). Now, you get a cleaner chat input with attachments shown as chips, instant context inspection, quick action invocation, and richer tool‑call information.
AI-Powered New File Creation (Oxygen XML Web Author 28.0 Required)
When creating a new file in Web Author, you can now provide instructions in an
AI prompt field to generate a document with pre-populated content. You can
also use drag and drop or copy/paste to attach text files (XML, Markdown), images, or
documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint), to guide the AI in generating content for your new
file.
Uncluttered Chat Input Area
Attachments that you add to your conversation to provide additional context are
now presented above the chat input area, ensuring that they do not clutter your
instructions. You can still reference specific attachments inline within your instructions
by using the @ symbol followed by the file name.
OpenAI GPT-5.1 Models Available
The flagship GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1 Thinking models are now available in the list of OpenAI
models to choose from.
xAI Grok 4 Fast Models Available
The latest fast models for xAI
Grok are available to choose from, including Grok 4 Fast and
Grok 4 Fast (Non Reasoning).
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Model Available
The Claude
Sonnet 4.5 model (listed as their strongest model for building complex agents) is
now available in the list of AI models to choose from.
Claude Haiku 4.5 Model Available
The Claude
Haiku 4.5 model (listed as their latest small model) is now available in the list
of AI models to choose from.
Inspect Chat Context
You can see the main context information that is sent to the AI for the current
chat by hovering over the Context chip that is displayed above the chat
input area. This adds clarity about the information the AI has available when processing a
request. That information includes the editor selection (if available), edited document
location, the DITA map location, and the project location (applicable for the Web Author
integration with Git).
Invoke AI Actions with Keyboard Shortcut
You can quickly invoke AI actions by using the / symbol in an
empty chat, then start typing the name of the action. This displays a pop-up menu with a
list of available actions that match the text you entered.
Edit Document Tool
When using agentic chat to make changes to topics, small changes (e.g.
attribute values, spelling corrections) can be made by the AI engine using the newly
available edit_document tool that performs exact string replacements in a
specified file.
Easier Access to Tool Call Details
You can now troubleshoot tool calls easier by viewing detailed information
about each tool call directly in the Chat view. Simply hover over the tool name to see a
summary, or click it to open a dialog box where you can review, copy tool call details,
and import or export chats for sharing purposes.
Custom Actions Prioritized
Your custom actions are now displayed before the built-in actions wherever AI
actions are shown, so you can access them more quickly.
Improved Tool Names and Descriptions
All the names and descriptions of tools that are available in the chat or AI
actions were improved for greater accuracy and relevance. This allows the AI to better
decide what tool to call and what parameters to pass, thus improving the agentic AI
workflows.
Oxygen AI Positron 7.0
September 15, 2025
Starting with version 7.0, the Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author now offers support for OpenAI's GPT-5 models and introduces multiple chat modes (Agent, DITA Agent, and Ask) to cater to diverse project needs. Users can manage attachments with visual chips, ensuring easy review and removal. Automatic fixes for validation issues in AI-generated content maintain document validity, while the ability to reference AI actions in chat prompts streamlines complex tasks. Improved handling of Word (.docx) attachments ensures accurate AI responses by preserving document structure and context.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author and Content Fusion
OpenAI GPT-5 Models Available
You now have access to the latest OpenAI GPT-5 (with default or
minimal reasoning), GPT-5 Mini, and GPT-5 Nano models, offering more
advanced and efficient AI capabilities for your conversations and AI actions. Model
configuration can be managed by an administrator in the administration page.
Multiple Chat Modes
You can now choose between three chat modes in the Chat view:
- Agent - Discuss your project, set goals, or give instructions. The AI proposes changes and you are required to review and approve them.
- DITA Agent - Specially tuned for DITA-specific projects, provide goals or instructions and let the AI explore your project and apply project-wide changes with your approval.
- Ask - Get answers and explanations from the AI. This read-only mode uses search tools when needed and does not change your files.
All modes automatically use your current context (project location, current document and type, and the DITA map in scope), so you don’t need to include this information in your prompts.
Manage Attachments with Visual Chips
You can now see your attached files as chips in the chat input
area, making it easy to review and remove individual attachments.
Automatic Fixes for Validation Issues in AI-Generated Content
After you insert AI-generated content into a document, you get automatic fixes
for detected validation issues when possible, so your document stays valid without the
need for manual fixes.
Refer AI Actions in Chat Prompts
You now have the possibility of providing instructions to the AI to invoke the
existing AI actions when performing complex tasks. For example, to correct the grammar and
update the current document, you could type:
Invoke correct grammar on the current
document and save the updated content. This approach streamlines your workflow
by letting you quickly apply changes or transformations in one place.
Improved Word (.docx) Attachment Handling
When you attach a Word (.docx) file, the text and images are kept in their
original order. This preserves the document’s structure and context, so you get more
accurate responses.
Oxygen AI Positron 6.0
July 3, 2025
The Oxygen AI Positron Service brings model updates, subscription management for teams, allowing centralized purchase or renewal, and requires AI Positron add-ons version 4 or newer.
In addition to the core updates, Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author and Content Fusion allows file attachments to AI conversations, persistent chat content across editors, and, for Content Fusion users, chat history retention. Prompts can be saved to favorites after invocation and the interface is enhanced with improved function call information and smart scroll for easier review of long conversations.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author and Content Fusion
Default OpenAI Model Updated to GPT-4.1
The GPT-4.1 model is now the default OpenAI model you
use with the AI Positron Assistant. With GPT-4.1, you can process larger
documents more quickly and at a lower cost, while receiving more accurate and
relevant responses.
Improved All AI Action Prompts
Prompts for all pre-defined AI actions have been optimized for greater
accuracy and relevance. They are now developed using the DITA XML standard,
enabling content reuse for more consistent prompts that follow similar patterns
and structure.
Attach Files to the Conversation Using Drag/Drop or Copy/Paste
You can now attach files to your AI conversation by dragging them or by
copying and pasting them into the chat input area. You can also drag and drop
topic references from the DITA Maps view. This makes it faster to share relevant
documents and provide context for your AI interactions.
Persistent Chat Across Editors
The AI Positron view now keeps your chat content even when you open or
close editors. You can continue your conversation as you switch between editors
and use chat results while working in different editors.
Persistent AI Positron Chat History in Content Fusion
Your chat history is now preserved even if you log out and return at a
later time. This ensures you can seamlessly continue your conversations and
access previous chat history whenever you need them.
Compact AI Message Presentation
You now see AI messages in a more compact format, allowing you to view
more content at once and reducing scrolling, so you can review conversations
more efficiently.
Improved Function Call Information
When function calls are used by the AI, you can hover over a
function call button to see its details, including key parameters. If the
function reads or writes content, you also get the possibility to access the target
resource, making it easier to track and review important
information.
Save Prompt to Favorites After Invocation
After you send an AI prompt, you can add it to your favorites, so you
only save prompts that work well for you. You can also edit the prompt before
saving it.
Smart Scroll
You can now pause automatic scrolling to the end of a reply by manually
scrolling up, allowing you to keep your place while reading. Automatic scrolling
resumes when you return to the bottom.
New AI Connector for Google Gemini
You can now connect Positron Assistant to your Google Gemini service,
enabling direct integration with Gemini-based AI capabilities.
New AI Connector for the Vertex AI Service
Positron Assistant now supports a new connector type for Google Cloud's
Vertex AI Service. Simply install the Oxygen AI Positron Vertex AI
Connector for Web Author plugin and configure your Vertex AI
Service connection in the AI Service Configuration preferences
page.
Simplified Microsoft Azure OpenAI Configuration
You no longer need to manage separate Vision-specific settings on the
AI Service configuration preference page. This simplifies
your Microsoft Azure OpenAI connector configuration by letting you use the base
endpoint for image processing.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 5.0
April 24, 2025
The Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 5.0 release focuses on enhancing your AI-driven content authoring workflows. You can attach Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files for multi-format content sourcing, providing richer context for the AI and improving the accuracy and relevance of responses. You can also integrate with xAI Grok or other custom AI services through specialized connectors, expanding your options for advanced AI engines.
Additional refinements include translated AI action labels for a localized user experience. These enhancements streamline the AI-assisted creative process, enabling more powerful, context-aware content authoring and editing experiences.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant for Web Author and Content Fusion
AI-based DITA Conversion, Analysis, and Update Tools
Transform existing documents or DITA topics into various specialized DITA types
(Task, Concept, Reference, Troubleshooting, Glossary). Also, an AI-powered analysis action
can restructure topics by dynamically splitting the document into parts and applying the
conversion to the appropriate topic types for each part.
Attach Word, Powerpoint, and PDF Files
You can now attach Word (docx), PowerPoint (pptx), and PDF documents in the
Chat view, allowing you to provide more context to the AI. This enhances the accuracy and
relevance of AI responses by utilizing text and images (images are supported for Word and
PDF) from these documents.
Reasoning Models in AI Positron Service
You can now access powerful reasoning models from Open AI, o3
, o1, o4-mini, and o3-mini, in the AI
Positron Assistant when connecting to Oxygen AI Positron Service. These models help you
solve complex problems across various domains, enhancing your problem-solving
capabilities.
Integration with xAI Grok
For the AI Positron Assistant Enterprise for Web Author add-on, the OpenAI
connector was tested and modified to allow connecting to the xAI Grok AI
engine, enhancing integration capabilities.
Quickly Find AI Actions
Search for AI-powered actions using the search field inside the Actions
drop-down menu, saving you time by quickly locating the actions you need.
Distribute or Filter AI Actions via Plugins and Frameworks
In Oxygen XML Web Author 27.1 or newer, plugins or frameworks may contain a
folder named ai-positron-actions where AI actions are automatically loaded
from. A file named excluded-action-ids.txt may also be placed in the same
folder to define action IDs (on a line-by-line basis) that should be filtered out from the
UI, useful for actions intended to be used in a different context, not directly invoked by
the user.
Reference Prompt Files in AI Actions
Use the prompt_ref JSON property to reference external text or
Markdown files for prompts, allowing for more flexible AI action
configurations.
New AI Custom Connector Add-on
You can now integrate with a custom AI service using the new Oxygen AI
Positron Custom Connector add-on. This add-on allows you to connect the
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant Enterprise plugin with AI services that
expose a REST API, similar to OpenAI's chat-completion API. Unlike the built-in Open AI
connector, this add-on supports the OAuth Client Credentials Flow for
authentication and gives you more flexibility by letting you set query parameters.
Translated AI Actions
The categories, titles, and descriptions for the AI Positron default actions
are now translated into the supported languages available for the user
interface.
GPT-3.5 Turbo Model Removed
The GPT-3.5 Turbo AI model was removed since OpenAI recommends
use of GPT-4o Mini model instead, that is cheaper, more capable,
multimodal, and just as fast.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 4.1
January 30, 2025
Web Author
Fix Validation Problems
The new Fix Validation Problems AI action validates the
current document and suggests fixes for all identified issues, streamlining both the
validation process and the resolution of validation problems, ensuring high-quality
content.
Attach Local Files
In addition to the support to attach a remote file, a new Attach from
computer option allows you to incorporate files from your local machine into
prompts. Attachments are useful in various use cases. For example, you can attach a
screenshot and ask the AI to update a documentation topic based on that
image.
AI-based MathML Generation
The new Formula/Equation action (located in the
Content Generation category) leverages AI to generate MathML formulas
based on your descriptions. This feature simplifies the creation of complex mathematical
representations and enhances technical documentation workflows.
New AI Tool Function
When processing or generating content, an AI action can now use the new
callback function,
validate_document_content, that validates a document,
ensuring that the generated content is valid. In case of errors, it offers the opportunity
to automatically correct the detected problems.Notification for Unchanged Content
When an AI action processes content but does not result in any changes, you are
now informed, eliminating the need for unnecessary previews or visual inspection. This
improvement saves time and ensures a smoother workflow.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 4.0
November 1, 2024
Web Author
Attach Image, XML, or Text File to a Chat
Users can attach multiple images, XML, or text files to a chat message by
clicking on an interface button. The selected file will be inserted into the chat,
allowing the AI to utilize it for additional context during the
conversation.
Document Type Sent to AI for Context
When starting a new chat with the AI, the document type and any selected
content in the main editor area are automatically provided as context. This feature allows
you to get responses more tailored for that specific document.
Intuitive Identification of XML Content in Markdown
An AI response might contain explanations followed by the actual response
wrapped in the
```xml marker. This type of response is now detected and
the block of XML code can be inserted or previewed.Expand DITA Topic Draft
The new Expand Draft AI action enhances a draft of a DITA XML
topic by refining the content, adding consistent markup, and generating documentation
based on referenced images using Vision support. The AI searches for similar content in
topics gathered from related links or through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This
action is available for DITA XML documents.
Split Large DITA Topics
The Split Topic AI action splits large topics with numerous
subjects into multiple topic files. The newly created topics are also conveniently
referenced in the DITA map that is currently open in the DITA Maps Manager.
New AI tool functions
Within the definition of custom actions, you can reference functions that may
be called by the AI engine to interact with the application. These functions can provide
additional information that allows for more relevant answers to be constructed by the AI,
or they may allow the AI to directly act in a controlled way on the application workspace.
The following functions were added in this version:
get_content_for_document_url- Retrieves the content of a certain document.get_current_editor_file_location- Retrieves the location (URL) of the current file that is open in the editor.get_related_content_from_webhelp- Accesses the search functionality provided by the Oxygen Feedback product when a connection to Oxygen Feedback is defined in the preferences page.save_document- Saves the document at the specified path within the project and writes content to it. If a resource already exists at the specified URL, the content of the document is overridden with the new content.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 3.0
September 5, 2024
Web Author
Edit Messages Sent to AI
You can edit your message that you send to the AI by clicking a convenient edit
button that appears to the right of your message in the response area. Once you submit
your edited message, the AI regenerates the response. This streamlines the process of
fine-tuning the results to suit your needs.
Selected Content Sent to AI for Context
When directly initiating a new chat with the AI (without invoking an action),
any content selected in the main editor area is automatically passed as context for the
conversation. This feature allows you to effortlessly process content within the
editor.
Improve Structure Action
A new Improve Structure AI action can be used to instruct the
AI to improve the selected DITA XML content by adding additional structure or inline
elements.
Proofread Action
When editing DITA XML documents in Oxygen XML Web Author, a new
Proofread AI action is now available to aid you in identifying
potential issues in your content. The AI will then proceed to add comments in the content
regarding logical consistency problems, grammar or spelling mistakes, or readability and
comprehension issues.
Resolve Comments Action
A new Resolve Comments AI action was implemented in Oxygen XML
Web Author as well, enabling the AI to modify selected content based on suggestions in the
comments. It also automatically removes the comments, saving you time during the cleanup
process. This action is available when working with DITA XML documents.
Generate Image Alternate Text AI Action
When editing DITA XML files, you can use the new Generate Image
Alternate Text AI action to generate an alternate text for an image that is
selected in the editing area.
Function Calls
Within the definition of custom actions, you can reference existing
functions that are called by the AI engine to interact with the application. This gives
actions more context information and allows for more accurate answers to be constructed by
the AI. The current available reference values for pre-defined function calls for Web
Author are:
get_current_document_plain_text_content- Obtains all text without markup from the current document open in the editor.get_current_document_marked_up_content- Obtains all text with markup from the current document open in the editor.get_text_around_caret- Obtains size-limited content around the current cursor location within the document open in the editor.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 2.1
June 12, 2024
Web Author
Filter List of Available Actions for Web Author
Oxygen XML Web Author and Content Fusion users who integrate the Oxygen AI Positron
Assistant Enterprise plugin now have the ability to filter the
list of AI actions. An additional option has been included in the Preferences page,
enabling users to specify which actions should no longer appear in the list of available
actions.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant 2.0
April 23, 2024
The Oxygen AI Positron Assistant add-on is a powerful tool that helps users increase their productivity by providing support for using AI-generated content.
Starting with version 2.0, Oxygen XML Web Author and Content Fusion users can now benefit from the new Oxygen AI Positron Assistant Enterprise plugin.
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant Enterprise Plugin for Web Author and Content Fusion
Oxygen XML Web Author and Content Fusion users now have access to the new Oxygen AI Positron
Assistant Enterprise plugins for Web Author and Content Fusion. This plugin provides connectors for direct
access to your own OpenAI account or AI service hosted on Microsoft Azure.