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Instructions and actions

Tell the chatbot how to behave, then add Call actions so it can show buttons, hand off to a human, alert your team, capture leads, or call your API.

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Instructions and actions

Write instructions

Standing rules that shape every reply: tone, format, and what the chatbot must never say. Short items, up to 200 characters each.

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Instruction limits

Each instruction item is capped at 200 characters. How many items you get depends on your plan: Free 1, up to Agency 20.

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What are Call actions?

Call actions are things your chatbot may do mid-chat: show a button, hand off, alert your team, save a contact, or call an API.

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Create a Call Action

Add an action from the Actions tab: pick a type or template, configure it, test it in the sandbox, then enable it for visitors.

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Use a template

Templates are one-click Call Action starting points for Cal.com, Zendesk, Slack, Shopify and more. You add only the credential.

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Call action template reference

Every Call Action template, grouped by what it does, with the credential each one needs and whether it asks the visitor to confirm.

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HTTP connectors

A Custom API action calls an endpoint you configure during a chat and answers with the result. The chatbot fills in the values.

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Hand off to a human

When the chatbot cannot help, a handoff flags the conversation and emails your team the reason plus a link to the transcript.

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Show buttons and quick replies

A Button action puts a labelled link under the reply. It sends nothing and stores no secret, so it is the safest one to start with.

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Notify your team

A Notify action emails your team a short summary when a conversation matters, without telling the visitor anything happened.

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Collect visitor details

A Collect info action gathers contact details in normal conversation and saves them to your Customers list. No form, no popup.

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Call Action history

The run log records every attempt: success, failed, timed out, awaiting confirmation, pending or skipped, each with a plain reason.

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MCP connector availability

MCP Call actions are availability-dependent and off by default. Treat the type as unavailable until you see a successful discovery.

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