Article summary
- An assistant that answers without Vamo may not have Vamo enabled in that conversation.
- Starting a new conversation and pasting the Vamo connection check line shows whether the assistant can use Vamo.
- A request that names Vamo, such as "Use Vamo to find", tells the assistant to search with Vamo.
- Set up > API keys in the Vamo app shows when each key was last used and lists the tools connected by sign-in.
Your assistant answers without Vamo when Vamo is not enabled in that conversation. It can also happen when the assistant decides to answer on its own. Start a new conversation, let the assistant check its Vamo connection, then name Vamo in your request.
What you are seeing
You connected Vamo, but one of these happens:
- You ask for developers and the assistant answers from its own knowledge.
- The assistant says it has no Vamo tools, or does not know what Vamo is.
- Vamo is in your tool's list, but no Vamo tools appear in the conversation.
What it means
Adding Vamo to an AI tool and using it in a conversation are two separate things. Vamo may be connected but switched off in this conversation. The conversation may also have started before you added Vamo.
Sometimes Vamo is available and the assistant does not reach for it. A request that does not mention Vamo can read as a general question. The assistant then answers without calling anything.
Try this
- Start a new conversation. If your AI tool lets you choose which connections a conversation uses, make sure Vamo is on.
- Let the assistant check its connection. Paste the line at the bottom of this page. Check that Vamo is connected explains what it tests and how to read the answer.
- Name Vamo in your real request. Begin with "Use Vamo to find" and then describe the people you want. For example:
Use Vamo to find <role> engineers in <location> who work with <technology>.
- Check from the Vamo app. Open Set up > API keys. The page shows when each key was last used. Tools connected by sign-in are listed under Connected tools.
- Connect again if the tool is missing. Open Set up by hand and pick your tool on the Pick your tool section.
If the check passes, go on to run your first search.
If the assistant sees some Vamo tools but not all, read Vamo tools are missing. If it sees them but gets an error, read Vamo will not connect.
Still stuck
Let your assistant check its own connection. It reports what failed and what to do next.
FAQs
Why does my assistant answer without using Vamo?
Vamo may not be enabled in that conversation, or the assistant chose to answer on its own. Start a new conversation, paste the Vamo connection check line, then begin your request with "Use Vamo to find".
I added Vamo to my AI tool. Why do no Vamo tools appear?
The conversation may have started before Vamo was added, or Vamo may be switched off in it. Start a new conversation, make sure Vamo is on in it, and paste the Vamo connection check line.
Still stuck? Tell us.