Create a Bot

Two ways to start a bot: blank canvas or template.

Blank canvas

For when you know what you want to build.

  1. Open Bots in the sidebar
  2. Click New Bot
  3. Fill in the form:
    • Name (the internal label, used in URLs)
    • Description (the AI reads this for self-context, so be specific)
    • Provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or your own API key)
    • Default model (you can change per-node later, but pick a reasonable default)
  4. Save, and you'll land in the builder

Templates

For when you want a head start.

The New Bot dialog has a templates tab with starter blueprints:

  • Customer support: reads inbox, drafts replies, routes to humans when stuck
  • Lead qualifier: chat widget that scores leads and hands them to your CRM
  • Internal assistant: Slack-connected helper for research and lookups
  • Content moderator: flags messages and links policies in your community

Templates ship with the right skills already wired up. Pick one, customize from there.

About the slug

The slug gets derived from the name automatically. Support Assistant becomes support-assistant. It shows up in deploy URLs, logs, and webhooks. Try to pick a good name the first time, because renaming a deployed bot rebuilds the runtime.

What to do after