diff --git a/.changeset/ai-preferences.md b/.changeset/ai-preferences.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a43348a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ai-preferences.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@plotday/twister": minor
+---
+
+Added: AIOptions, AICapabilities types and available() method to AI tool for controlling AI feature availability in twists
diff --git a/twister/src/tools/ai.ts b/twister/src/tools/ai.ts
index f787ad7..d9253a2 100644
--- a/twister/src/tools/ai.ts
+++ b/twister/src/tools/ai.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ import { ITool } from "..";
  * ```
  */
 export abstract class AI extends ITool {
+  /**
+   * Returns which AI capabilities are currently available.
+   * Check this before calling prompt() or embed() to gracefully
+   * handle cases where AI is disabled by the user.
+   */
+  abstract available(): AICapabilities;
+
   /**
    * Sends a request to an AI model and returns the response using the Vercel AI SDK.
    *
@@ -146,6 +153,20 @@ export abstract class AI extends ITool {
   ): Promise<AIResponse<TOOLS, SCHEMA>>;
 }
 
+/** Options for configuring AI tool usage in a twist. */
+export type AIOptions = {
+  /** Whether AI is required for this twist to function. Default: true */
+  required?: boolean;
+};
+
+/** Describes which AI capabilities are currently available to this twist. */
+export type AICapabilities = {
+  /** Whether AI prompting (text generation) is available. */
+  prompt: boolean;
+  /** Whether AI embedding generation is available. */
+  embed: boolean;
+};
+
 /**
  * Model preferences for selecting an AI model based on performance and cost requirements.
  * This allows Plot to match those preferences with user preferences (such as preferred or