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✅ Taking Over Chats

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Written by Shawn
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Here’s the updated and integrated Help Center section including your new instructions about automatic handover scenarios and where to define them:


🧠 AI Handover & Human Assistance

Sometimes, your AI Assistant will need help — especially for complex or sensitive issues.


✋ When Should You Take Over?

Take over a conversation when:

  • The AI doesn’t have an answer.

  • The customer specifically asks to speak with a human.

  • You want to provide a personal or empathetic touch.


👤 How to Take Over a Chat

  1. In the Inbox, open the conversation.

  2. Click Take Over Chat in the top bar.

  3. You’ll see confirmation that you are now replying manually.

While you have taken over:

  • The AI Assistant stops responding.

  • Only you can send replies.


📝 How to Hand Back to the AI

When you’re done assisting:

  1. Click Hand Over to AI at the top of the conversation.

  2. The AI will resume monitoring and replying to any new messages.

Important: Conversations remain open even after you hand them back.
The AI will continue to engage until the customer leaves or stops responding.


⚙️ Automating Human Handover

You can define specific scenarios where the AI automatically hands a chat to a human.

To set this up:

  1. Go to AI Agent > Guidance.

  2. Click Start from Scratch to create a new instruction.

  3. Define conditions under which the chat should be handed over to a human — for example:

    • When a customer mentions “I want to talk to a person.”

    • When the AI detects frustration or repeated failed answers.

    • When discussing sensitive topics (e.g., refunds, complaints).

  4. In the Actions section of your instruction, select Handover to Human.

💡 Tip: Use clear and specific language in your guidance so the AI knows exactly when to trigger a human handover.


Would you like me to combine this section with the previous Inbox help text so it’s one continuous article, or keep it as a separate “Handover to Human” page?

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