diff --git a/data/runs.json b/data/runs.json
index 9c76a00..47f0eb9 100644
--- a/data/runs.json
+++ b/data/runs.json
@@ -768,5 +768,14 @@
   "exit": 0,
   "output": "pressed \"DON'T SAVE\" on the dialog \"Save this draft?\\nYou can come back to it later.\"",
   "after": "/img/shots/app_alert-2-after.jpg"
+ },
+ "app_assistant[0]": {
+  "tool": "app_assistant",
+  "index": 0,
+  "command": "mobium assistant \"Open Clock\" --app com.google.android.deskclock",
+  "verbatim": true,
+  "exit": 0,
+  "output": "asked Google Assistant (typed, not spoken): \"Open Clock\"\nit showed no text a screen read can see\nin front: com.google.android.deskclock\ncom.google.android.deskclock came forward",
+  "after": "/img/shots/app_assistant-0-after.jpg"
  }
 }
diff --git a/examples/canonical.json b/examples/canonical.json
index cbc4a66..37364c6 100644
--- a/examples/canonical.json
+++ b/examples/canonical.json
@@ -899,6 +899,24 @@
       "args": {}
     }
   ],
+  "app_assistant": [
+    {
+      "title": "Ask the assistant to open an app, and check that it came forward",
+      "cli": "mobium assistant \"Open Clock\" --app com.google.android.deskclock",
+      "args": {
+        "request": "Open Clock",
+        "app": "com.google.android.deskclock"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Ask a question, and read the answer it showed",
+      "cli": "mobium assistant \"What is 15 times 3\" --timeout 20",
+      "args": {
+        "request": "What is 15 times 3",
+        "timeout": 20
+      }
+    }
+  ],
   "app_hit_test": [
     {
       "title": "Ask where a tap on an element would really land",
diff --git a/examples/dotnet.json b/examples/dotnet.json
index 479a8af..1981263 100644
--- a/examples/dotnet.json
+++ b/examples/dotnet.json
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@
         "code": "var found = device.Audit();\nConsole.WriteLine(found[\"findings\"]);"
       }
     ],
+    "app_assistant": [
+      {
+        "code": "var got = device.Assistant(\"Open Clock\", app: \"com.google.android.deskclock\");\nif (!(got[\"reached\"] is bool reached && reached)) throw new Exception($\"in front: {got[\"front\"]}\");"
+      },
+      {
+        "code": "var got = device.Assistant(\"What is 15 times 3\", timeoutSeconds: 20);\nConsole.WriteLine(got[\"answer\"]);"
+      }
+    ],
     "app_hit_test": [
       {
         "code": "var hit = device.HitTest(\"testid=submit\");\nConsole.WriteLine(hit[\"reaches\"]);"
diff --git a/examples/go.json b/examples/go.json
index 346ee9f..b67ddb0 100644
--- a/examples/go.json
+++ b/examples/go.json
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@
         "code": "found, err := dev.Audit(ctx)\nif err != nil {\n\treturn err\n}\nfor _, f := range found.Findings {\n\tfmt.Println(f.Type, f.Summary)\n}"
       }
     ],
+    "app_assistant": [
+      {
+        "code": "got, err := dev.Assistant(ctx, \"Open Clock\", mobium.AssistantOptions{App: \"com.google.android.deskclock\"})\nif err != nil {\n\treturn err\n}\nif got.Reached == nil || !*got.Reached {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"Clock did not come forward: %s is in front\", got.Front)\n}"
+      },
+      {
+        "code": "got, err := dev.Assistant(ctx, \"What is 15 times 3\", mobium.AssistantOptions{Timeout: 20 * time.Second})\nif err != nil {\n\treturn err\n}\nfmt.Println(got.Answer)"
+      }
+    ],
     "app_hit_test": [
       {
         "code": "hit, err := dev.HitTest(ctx, \"testid=submit\")\nif err != nil {\n\treturn err\n}\nfmt.Println(hit.Reaches)"
diff --git a/examples/java.json b/examples/java.json
index b13ac9e..7a5474a 100644
--- a/examples/java.json
+++ b/examples/java.json
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@
         "code": "Map<String, Object> found = device.audit();\nSystem.out.println(found.get(\"findings\"));"
       }
     ],
+    "app_assistant": [
+      {
+        "code": "Map<String, Object> got = device.assistant(\"Open Clock\", \"com.google.android.deskclock\", 0);\nif (!Boolean.TRUE.equals(got.get(\"reached\"))) throw new AssertionError(\"in front: \" + got.get(\"front\"));"
+      },
+      {
+        "code": "Map<String, Object> got = device.assistant(\"What is 15 times 3\", null, 20);\nSystem.out.println(got.get(\"answer\"));"
+      }
+    ],
     "app_hit_test": [
       {
         "code": "Map<String, Object> hit = device.hitTest(\"testid=submit\");\nSystem.out.println(hit.get(\"reaches\"));"
diff --git a/examples/javascript.json b/examples/javascript.json
index 8276f36..5b55590 100644
--- a/examples/javascript.json
+++ b/examples/javascript.json
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@
         "code": "const found = await device.audit()\nconsole.log(found.findings)"
       }
     ],
+    "app_assistant": [
+      {
+        "code": "const got = await device.assistant('Open Clock', { app: 'com.google.android.deskclock' })\nif (!got.reached) throw new Error(`in front: ${got.front}`)"
+      },
+      {
+        "code": "const got = await device.assistant('What is 15 times 3', { timeout: 20 })\nconsole.log(got.answer)"
+      }
+    ],
     "app_hit_test": [
       {
         "code": "const hit = await device.hitTest('testid=submit')\nconsole.log(hit.reaches)"
diff --git a/examples/python.json b/examples/python.json
index 65586ad..891a8f7 100644
--- a/examples/python.json
+++ b/examples/python.json
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@
         "code": "found = device.audit()\nfor f in found[\"findings\"]:\n    print(f[\"type\"], f[\"summary\"])"
       }
     ],
+    "app_assistant": [
+      {
+        "code": "got = device.assistant(\"Open Clock\", app=\"com.google.android.deskclock\")\nassert got[\"reached\"], got[\"front\"]"
+      },
+      {
+        "code": "got = device.assistant(\"What is 15 times 3\", timeout=20)\nprint(got[\"answer\"])"
+      }
+    ],
     "app_hit_test": [
       {
         "code": "hit = device.hit_test(\"testid=submit\")\nprint(hit[\"reaches\"])"
diff --git a/scripts/capture.py b/scripts/capture.py
index da0d041..abc3d23 100644
--- a/scripts/capture.py
+++ b/scripts/capture.py
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ def app_screen(name):
     # played for two seconds, so the stop's expect has what it asks for.
     dict(tool="app_audio", i=0, setup=app_screen("Audio Demo") + ["wait testid=audioState"]),
     dict(tool="app_audio", i=1, setup=["tap testid=audioTone", "$sleep 3"]),
+    # The assistant, asked in typed text from the home screen: Clock is
+    # terminated first, so the picture shows the assistant bringing it forward.
+    dict(tool="app_assistant", i=0, setup=["terminate com.google.android.deskclock", "press home"], after=True,
+         pause=2.0, restore=["terminate com.google.android.deskclock", "press home"]),
     dict(tool="app_list_apps", i=0),
     dict(tool="app_contexts", i=0, setup=app_screen("WebViews") + ["tap 'text=Plain page'", "wait text=Back"],
          after=True),
diff --git a/static/img/shots/app_assistant-0-after.jpg b/static/img/shots/app_assistant-0-after.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc22327
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