How to get the most out of Wingman AI

Wingman AI is built for everyone — including people who have never opened a server config file in their life. You don't need to know what's wrong, you don't need to know any commands, and you don't need to phrase things "the right way". The most common mistake people make is trying to solve the problem before asking — Wingman works best when you just tell it what's happening.

The single most important rule: be direct and specific

Wingman is just like any other AI assistant — the more clearly you describe the situation, the better the answer. Don't worry about technical terminology. Plain words work fine. What matters is that Wingman gets the real picture of what's going on with your server.

Don't try to diagnose — just describe

You don't have to figure out the cause yourself. If you already knew that "my plugin is incompatible with 1.21", you'd just fix it. Wingman is the one who diagnoses. Your job is to describe the symptoms.

A bad prompt:

"Fix the server."

A great prompt:

"My Minecraft server crashed when a player joined. The console said this: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'void net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel.<init>' — what's wrong and how do I fix it?"

Notice the second one doesn't try to solve anything. It just hands Wingman the facts:

• What you were doing — "a player joined"
• What happened — "the server crashed"
• What you saw — the console error message

That's all Wingman needs to take it from there.

What to include in a good prompt

• What you want to do or what's broken. "I want to install a mod", "the server won't start", "players can't connect".
• The error message, if there is one. Copy-paste it from the console. The exact text matters — even a long stack trace is fine.
• What you've already tried, if anything. "I tried restarting" or "I tried installing it manually but it didn't show up." If you haven't tried anything, that's fine too — just say so.
• The game and version, if you know them. "Minecraft Paper 1.21.1" or "FiveM latest". If you don't know, Wingman can check.

Examples that work

Reporting a crash

"My server keeps crashing every few hours. The last lines in the console were: 'crash log here'. Can you find out why and fix it?"

Asking for help installing something

"I want a permissions plugin so I can give my friends operator access only on certain commands. I don't know which one to pick — please install one and set it up so my friend (username: Steve) can use /tp."

Players can't connect

"My friends say they can't connect to my server. They get 'Connection refused'. The server seems to be running fine on my end. What do I check?"

Performance problems

"My server feels laggy when more than 10 players are online. I don't know what's causing it. Can you find out and tell me what to do?"

Asking a beginner question

"I have no idea what I'm doing. I just bought a Minecraft server. How do I install a plugin?"

That's a perfectly good prompt. Wingman will walk you through it.

Don't be afraid of basic questions

Wingman doesn't judge. "What's a plugin?", "Where is the server folder?", "What does this error mean?" — all valid. The whole point of Wingman is that you don't need to be an expert. If you find yourself searching online for the answer, just ask Wingman instead.

Follow-up matters

Wingman remembers the conversation. After it does something, you can keep going naturally:

• "It's still crashing — here's the new error."
• "That worked. Can you also enable backups every 6 hours?"
• "I don't understand step 3 — can you explain it differently?"

You don't need to repeat all the context — Wingman has it.

When you're stuck on what to type

Just describe what's in front of you. "There's a red message in the console that says X." "The panel shows the server is offline." "When I click Start, nothing happens." That's enough.

Bottom line

Treat Wingman like a knowledgeable friend you can text from the panel. Tell it what's happening in plain words, paste any error you see, and let Wingman figure out the technical part. The more you trust it with the diagnosis, the better it works.