🤖 AI Agents - Captain & Copilot
Learn to use Chatwoot AI Assistants to automate responses, qualify leads, and improve agent productivity.📋 What are AI Agents?
AI Agents are intelligent assistants that can:- 🤖 Automatically answer frequently asked questions
- 🔍 Qualify leads before passing to human agent
- 📝 Suggest responses to agents (Copilot mode)
- 🌐 Translate messages in real-time
- 📊 Analyze sentiments of customers
- ⏰ Support 24/7 when team is offline
🎯 Types of AI Agents
Captain (Autopilot)
Mode: Fully automatic
Function: Responds directly to customer
Use: FAQ, qualification, 24/7 support
Function: Responds directly to customer
Use: FAQ, qualification, 24/7 support
Copilot (Co-pilot)
Mode: Agent assistant
Function: Suggests responses to agents
Use: Increase speed and quality
Function: Suggests responses to agents
Use: Increase speed and quality
🚀 Configure AI Agent
Step 1: Access Settings
- Go to “Settings” → “Apps”
- Look for “OpenAI” or “Dialogflow”
- Click “Configure”
Step 2: Connect AI Provider
Option A: OpenAI (ChatGPT)
- Get your API Key at platform.openai.com
- Paste key in “API Key” field
- Choose model:
gpt-4- Smarter (more expensive)gpt-3.5-turbo- Fast and economical
- Click “Connect”
Option B: Dialogflow (Google)
- Create project on Google Cloud
- Enable Dialogflow API
- Download JSON credentials file
- Upload to Chatwoot
- Click “Connect”
Step 3: Configure Behavior
AI Personality:- ✅ Answer product questions
- ✅ Collect contact information
- ✅ Qualify interest
- ❌ Don’t promise discounts without approval
- ❌ Don’t give complex technical info
Step 4: Define Operation Mode
Captain Mode (Automatic)
- Enable “Auto-respond”
- Define when to activate:
- ⏰ After hours: Only when offline
- 🔥 High demand: When queue > 10 conversations
- 🎯 Always: For initial qualification
- Define when to transfer:
- “I need to speak with a human”
- “I want to place an order”
- After 3 messages without resolution
Copilot Mode (Assistant)
- Enable “Suggest responses”
- Configure when to suggest:
- 💬 Every customer message
- ⏱️ If agent takes > 30 seconds
- 🤔 When customer asks question
- Agent sees suggestion and decides whether to use
💬 Captain - Automatic Responses
How It Works
Knowledge Base
To improve responses, feed AI with:- FAQ: Frequently asked questions
- Policies: Shipping, returns, refunds
- Catalog: Products and prices
- Processes: How your service works
- Go to “Settings” → “Help Center”
- Create organized articles
- AI automatically uses them as reference
✨ Copilot - Agent Assistance
How It Works
When customer sends message, agent sees:- ⚡ Faster responses
- 📝 Response standardization
- 🎓 Training for new agents
- 🌐 Automatic translation suggestions
📊 AI Metrics
Track AI agents performance:AI Dashboard
- Resolution Rate: % conversations resolved without human
- Response Time: AI average speed
- Satisfaction: CSAT of AI-handled conversations
- Transfers: How many times needed human
- Savings: Hours saved from team
Improve Performance
✅ Update knowledge base: More content, better results✅ Analyze transfers: What couldn’t AI answer?
✅ Refine instructions: Adjust personality and rules
✅ Test regularly: Ask questions as customer
💡 Best Practices
Transparency
✅ Identify yourself: “I’m a virtual assistant”✅ Be honest: If don’t know, say “let me check”
✅ Human option: Always offer to speak with person
Limits
✅ Define scope: What AI can/cannot do✅ Don’t promise: No financial commitments
✅ Security: Don’t collect sensitive data unnecessarily
Continuous Improvement
✅ Review conversations: See where AI failed✅ Update content: Keep knowledge base current
✅ Test changes: Before activating for everyone

