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About this demo

Alkimi University isn’t real. The agents are.

This site is a fictional university built by Alkimi AI to show what grounded AI assistants can do for a campus: on its website, in its handbooks, and in its courses and committees.

The short version

What you’re looking at

Alkimi University is a fictional institution created by Alkimi AI to demonstrate its products. It does not admit students, grant degrees, employ faculty, or accept payments. All people, places, policies, and figures on this site are invented. The names, phone numbers (all in the reserved 555-01xx range), emails (the domain has no mailboxes), policies, and photographs (AI-generated) are invented.

What is real is the Alkimi platform behind it. Every assistant on this site is a live Alkimi agent in a demo organization, answering from knowledge this university “published”: 21 workspaces, six handbook PDFs, committee records, course materials, and a crawl of this website.

The site is built so facts agree everywhere. Deadlines, prices, rooms, and phone numbers come from one data set that also generates the handbooks and the test questions the agents are evaluated against. When an agent says the Regular Decision deadline is January 15, 2027, that’s what the Apply page, the handbook, and the catalog say too.

Embedded agents

20

0 connected in this build.

Presenter mode

Press Shift + P on any page (or add ?presenter=1) for demo notes, agent status, and quick links to each stop.

Guided tour

Eight stops, about ten minutes

Each stop shows a different part of Alkimi. Suggested questions are ones the agent should answer well; the full test set is in the repository’s evals.

  1. 1

    Website agent

    Start on the home page

    The Campus Guide in the corner is a public agent whose knowledge is a crawl of this entire site. Ask it where the Registrar is, or who to call about housing. It answers with a link to the page it used.

    Try: “Who do I contact about housing, and where is their office?”

  2. 2

    Embedded admissions assistant

    Apply page: the Admissions Assistant

    Each section has its own agent trained on its own pages. Click a suggested question: it opens the assistant and copies the question. Dock it as a side panel with the panel button.

    Try: “When is the regular decision deadline, and do I need SAT scores?”

  3. 3

    Numbers from source

    Cost & aid: the Financial Aid Advisor

    Good for showing that answers carry exact figures, with the math shown, from the published cost tables, and that the agent won’t promise a specific family an aid amount.

    Try: “What’s the total cost of attendance for a first-year living on campus?”

  4. 4

    Handbook agent with citations

    Students: the Student Handbook Guide

    A private agent (sign-in required) grounded only in the 60-page Student Handbook PDF. It cites sections as “Student Handbook §x.y”; every section reference on the site links to that page of the PDF, so you can check the answer live.

    Try: “If I drop a class on September 15, how much tuition do I get back?”

  5. 5

    Course workspaces

    A course: HIST 204 Learning Assistant

    Each Fall 2026 pilot course is its own workspace with the syllabus, FAQ, assignment, and weekly notes. The assistant follows the course’s AI level. In CHEM 101 (Level 1) it tutors but won’t do graded work.

    Try: “When is the midterm, and what citation style do I use?”

  6. 6

    Faculty & staff

    Faculty & Staff: handbook guides

    The Faculty Handbook Guide and the Employee Handbook Guide sit side by side. Good questions have a deadline and a rule in them.

    Try: “A student used AI on an exam. What do I do and by when?”

  7. 7

    Committee workspaces

    Governance: committee assistants (in Alkimi)

    Committee assistants live in private workspaces in the Alkimi app, not on the website. Open the Faculty Senate workspace and ask about decisions that span several meetings.

    Try: “What happened with the proposal to extend the final grade deadline to 96 hours?”

  8. 8

    Everything is connected

    Campus map and directory

    The map, directory, and every office page share one set of facts, so the Campus Guide’s answers match what’s on screen. Ask it where the IT Service Desk is, then click that building.

    Try: “Where is the IT Service Desk and when is it open?”

On this site

Agents embedded in the website

Public agents let any visitor chat. Private agents show a sign-in form in the embed; that’s how a real campus would limit a handbook or course assistant to its community.

AgentAccessKnowledgeWhere it appearsStatus
Student Handbook GuideCampus Commons workspaceSign-inStudent Handbook 2026-27StudentsInline embed (sign-in)Not seeded
Campus GuideCampus Commons workspacePublicAlkimi University WebsiteStudents, student life, directory, map, and moreFloating assistantCampus mapFloating assistantHome pageFloating assistantNot seeded
Admissions AssistantUndergraduate Admissions workspacePublicAdmissions Website, Cost & Aid WebsiteAdmissions pagesFloating assistantApplyFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Financial Aid AdvisorUndergraduate Admissions workspacePublicCost & Aid WebsiteCost & aidFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Academic AdvisorRegistrar workspacePublicUndergraduate Catalog 2026-27Academics, programs, and catalogFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Registrar AssistantRegistrar workspacePublicRegistrar WebsiteRegistrarFloating assistant + suggested questionsAcademic calendarFloating assistantNot seeded
IT Help DeskIT Services workspacePublicIT WebsiteIT Service DeskFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Library Research AssistantWhitcombe Library workspacePublicLibrary WebsiteWhitcombe LibraryFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Faculty Handbook GuideFaculty Commons workspaceSign-inFaculty Handbook 2026-27Faculty & StaffInline embed (sign-in)Not seeded
Employee Handbook GuideHR & People workspaceSign-inEmployee Handbook 2026-27Faculty & StaffInline embed (sign-in)Not seeded
Graduate Handbook GuideGraduate School workspaceSign-inGraduate Student & TA Handbook 2026-27Graduate SchoolInline embed (sign-in)Not seeded
AI Policy GuideAI Advisory Council workspacePublicGuidelines for Generative AI UseAI at AlkimiFloating assistant + suggested questionsNot seeded
Course learning assistants8 course workspacesSign-inSyllabus, FAQ, assignment, and four weeks of lecture notes per courseHIST 204BIO 101CHEM 101MATH 140ENGL 210CS 150ECON 201NURS 220 Inline embed on each course pageNot seeded

In the Alkimi app

The demo organization

Sign in to the “Alkimi University” organization in Alkimi to show the workspaces behind the site. Every member auto-joins Campus Commons; the rest are joined by role, the way a real campus would set it up.

Default workspace · everyone

Campus Commons

Everyone at Alkimi University. The Student Handbook, AI guidelines, and the campus assistants every student and employee can use.

Knowledge
Student Handbook 2026-27 (PDF: student-handbook.pdf)
Alkimi University Website (Website crawl: /)
Agents
Student Handbook Guide
Campus Guide · public

Office workspace

Undergraduate Admissions

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Financial Aid. Public assistants for prospective students and families.

Knowledge
Admissions Website (Website crawl: /admissions)
Cost & Aid Website (Website crawl: /admissions/cost-and-aid, /registrar/tuition-and-billing)
Agents
Admissions Assistant · public
Financial Aid Advisor · public

Office workspace

Registrar

The Office of the Registrar and the Academic Advising Center: registration, records, the calendar, and degree planning.

Knowledge
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-27 (PDF: undergraduate-catalog.pdf)
Registrar Website (Website crawl: /registrar, /academics/calendar)
Agents
Academic Advisor · public
Registrar Assistant · public

Office workspace

IT Services

The IT Service Desk: AlkimiID, Wi-Fi, software, security, and help for students and employees.

Knowledge
IT Website (Website crawl: /it)
Agents
IT Help Desk · public

Office workspace

Whitcombe Library

Whitcombe Library: research help, borrowing, interlibrary loan, and study spaces.

Knowledge
Library Website (Website crawl: /library)
Agents
Library Research Assistant · public

Office workspace

Faculty Commons

All faculty. The Faculty Handbook, teaching resources, and the Faculty Handbook Guide.

Knowledge
Faculty Handbook 2026-27 (PDF: faculty-handbook.pdf)
Agents
Faculty Handbook Guide

Office workspace

HR & People

Human Resources: the Employee Handbook, benefits, and the Employee Handbook Guide for staff.

Knowledge
Employee Handbook 2026-27 (PDF: employee-handbook.pdf)
Agents
Employee Handbook Guide

Office workspace

Graduate School

The Graduate School: graduate students, teaching assistants, and the Graduate Handbook Guide.

Knowledge
Graduate Student & TA Handbook 2026-27 (PDF: graduate-handbook.pdf)
Agents
Graduate Handbook Guide

Committee workspace

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate members and staff. Bylaws, agendas, and minutes, with an assistant that tracks decisions across meetings.

Knowledge
Faculty Senate Records (Documents: committees/faculty-senate/)
Agents
Faculty Senate Assistant

Committee workspace

University Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee members. Charge and procedures, proposals, and minutes.

Knowledge
Curriculum Committee Records (Documents: committees/curriculum-committee/)
Agents
Curriculum Committee Assistant

Committee workspace

Promotion & Tenure Committee

University Promotion & Tenure Committee members. Procedures, the 2026–27 dossier checklist, and reviewer guidelines.

Knowledge
P&T Committee Records (Documents: committees/promotion-tenure/)
Agents
P&T Committee Assistant

Committee workspace

Academic Integrity Board

Academic Integrity Board members. Hearing procedures, the annual report, and anonymized case summaries.

Knowledge
Integrity Board Records (Documents: committees/academic-integrity-board/)
Agents
Integrity Board Assistant

Committee workspace

AI Advisory Council

AI Advisory Council members. The charter, minutes, the Alkimi vendor review, and the Fall 2026 pilot evaluation plan.

Knowledge
AI Advisory Council Records (Documents: committees/ai-advisory-council/)
Guidelines for Generative AI Use (PDF: ai-guidelines.pdf)
Agents
AI Council Assistant
AI Policy Guide · public

Course workspaces

One workspace per Fall 2026 pilot course

Honest limits

Things to know before you present

  • Suggested questions are copied, not typed

    The chat runs in a cross-origin frame, so clicking a suggestion opens the assistant and copies the question; paste it with Ctrl+V.

  • Private agents need an account

    Handbook and course assistants show a sign-in form. Sign in with an account in the demo organization before the call.

  • Crawled pages refresh on re-crawl

    Website agents answer from the last crawl. After changing a page, re-crawl its collection so the answer matches.

  • Hidden from search engines

    Every page is marked noindex so a fictional university never shows up in search results, which also means the demo can’t show web search finding it.