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# AI Assist

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Shing-Yi Tan

· 08 Oct 2025

2 min read

AI Assist lets you generate instant, context-aware replies to incoming customer messages by leveraging your own knowledge sources (PDFs, URLs, Snippets). It can also optionally base responses on general knowledge when no related content exists in your knowledge sources.

### Accessing AI Assist

Go to **Workspace Settings > AI Assist**.

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> AI Assist used to previously be under “Respond AI” in Workspace Settings.

To set up your AI Assist, you’ll have to add at least one knowledge source.

### Adding knowledge sources

Knowledge sources are the primary data used by AI Assist to deliver accurate, helpful responses—and the system now reads data tables more accurately and supports multilingual content.

To add knowledge sources:

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1. Click **Manage Knowledge Sources** \> **Add AI Knowledge Sources**
2. Upload PDFs, provide public URLs, or add Snippets that reflect your company’s documentation, FAQs, product guides, etc.

> For best results, keep each knowledge source focused on a single topic (e.g., “Product B Support Guide” instead of a massive, all-in-one file).

> Note: Deleted sources will no longer be used for answering queries.

> Learn more about using knowledge sources [here](https://respond.io/help/ai-agents/managing-ai-knowledge-sources).

### Configuring AI Assist

Once you have one or more knowledge sources, you can choose to:

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1. **Enable “Reply outside the added knowledge source”**  
   * When enabled, AI Assist will base responses on general knowledge if it can’t find an answer in your uploaded sources.  
   * If you turn it off, AI Assist will only reply when it finds something directly in your knowledge sources.
2. **Enable “Snippets”**  
   * When enabled, AI Assist treats your saved Snippets as mini–knowledge sources, so it can pull from those short text blocks when crafting replies.  
   * If you turn it off, AI Assist will ignore your Snippets and only use full knowledge sources.
3. **Define the AI Assist Persona** (optional):  
   * Provide a few sentences describing the persona’s role, tone, and expertise.  
   * If you don’t specify anything, a professional, courteous default persona will be used.  
   * To revert back to the default persona, click **Reset**.

### Testing AI Assist

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1. Switch to the **Test AI Assist** tab.
2. In the **Prompt** field, type a sample customer question and click **Send**.
3. Review the generated reply in the **Response** pane.
4. Click **Done** when you’re satisfied.  
   * If the reply isn’t accurate, add more knowledge sources or refine your existing ones.

### **How AI Assist Works**

* **Understands Context:** AI Assist reads the full conversation thread. If a customer asks multiple questions in one message, it groups them into a single answer.
* **Keeps Sources Focused:** If your knowledge sources cover too many topics, AI Assist may take longer to respond. For best results, upload documents or URLs that focus on a single subject.
* **Handles Text Only:** AI Assist works with plain text, email messages, and quick-reply options. It cannot interpret images.
* **Continues Where It Left Off:** If a chat is closed and then reopened, AI Assist ignores past replies and only answers any new questions from that point on.

### **Additional Settings & Best Practices**

**Reply Outside knowledge sources**

* Enable this option to let AI Assist fall back to a general AI model (e.g., ChatGPT) when no match is found in your knowledge sources or Snippets.
* If you leave it disabled, AI Assist will only reply if it finds relevant content in your uploaded sources.

**Snippets**

* Turn on the Snippets toggle to allow AI Assist to treat your saved Snippets as mini–knowledge sources.
* When Snippets are enabled, the bot can pull from these short text blocks in addition to full documents or URLs.

**Persona Definition**

* Provide a concise description of the tone, role, and expertise you want AI Assist to use (for example: “A friendly support agent who provides step-by-step instructions”).
* Use the **Reset** button at any time to revert to the default persona.

**Troubleshooting**

* If AI Assist returns irrelevant or confusing answers, it often means your knowledge sources are too broad or incomplete.
* Narrow each knowledge source to a specific topic and remove any outdated PDFs or URLs that might mislead the model.

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