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Knowledge base

Write articles the AI uses as sources for its reply drafts, and publish them as an open help center for your customers.

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The knowledge base is the heart of your AI — the better the articles, the better and more reliable the reply drafts become. It can also be published publicly as a help center where customers look up answers themselves.

Write an article

  1. 1

    Go to Knowledge base → Articles

    Click to create a new article, give it a title and write the content in an editor that supports headings, lists and bold text.

  2. 2

    Choose the scope

    Is the article shared across all your brands (widgets), or does it only apply to one specific brand? Choose from the Scope dropdown.

  3. 3

    Save to the knowledge base

    As soon as you save, the text is chunked, and — if an OpenAI key is connected — embedded into vectors so the AI can find the right passages quickly.

You can also import content directly from a URL: paste an https link into "Import from a URL" and click Fetch — a great way to get started fast from an FAQ page you already have.

How the AI uses articles

When a request comes in, the system looks for the articles that best match the question (retrieval-augmented generation, or "RAG") and uses them as sources in the draft reply — citing which articles were used. This is the same technology that powers automatic replies in the chat widget and drafts in the inbox.

Missing an OpenAI key?

If no OpenAI key is connected, the article still saves, but without embeddings — meaning the AI can’t automatically find it in reply drafts. Contact support if you see a message about missing embeddings.

Knowledge per brand (widget)

If you run more than one brand, each chat widget can have its own knowledge under the Knowledge tab in that widget’s settings — for example, details specific to one product line or one website. Check "Share with all brands" to make an article shared instead.

A public help center for customers

Every article can also be published publicly — with one click on the globe icon next to it — so customers can look up answers themselves without contacting your team.

  • Only articles specifically marked "Public" appear in the help center — nothing publishes automatically.
  • Each brand has its own help center with its own URL, which you can customize under the Install tab in the widget settings.
  • The help center automatically carries your brand’s colour and name.
Do I need to write all the knowledge content right away?+

No — start with your 5–10 most common questions and keep adding as new topics come up in the inbox.

Can the AI give a wrong answer if an article is outdated?+

Yes, it always relies on the current content of your articles — keep them up to date, especially pricing, delivery times and return policies.

Do customers see internal (non-public) articles?+

No — articles that aren’t specifically marked public are only used internally by the AI and never appear in the help center.

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