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Choose a read-only database view for your Agent
Decide what belongs in a read-only database result, what an indexed dataset can answer, and how to check completeness and freshness.
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Read articleSwitching between Classic and Portal layouts
Plan a Classic-to-Portal switch with a simple review of saved settings, shared appearance, translations, and changes that still need publishing.
How to Test Totals With Mixed Units
Use a small, illustrative spreadsheet to check when an Agent should ask you to separate currencies or units before totaling values.
Review Architect Studio Changes Before Publishing
Follow a welcome-message example in LoopReply Architect Studio. Inspect Settings, Workflow, and Versions, test your draft, and see which changes are live.
What should your Agent say when its knowledge has no answer?
Build a short test set for questions your approved material answers and questions it does not, with a clear standard for reviewing each response.
Four Checks Before Your AI Agent Answers from a Spreadsheet
Check row counts, totals, product codes, and fresh results before relying on AI answers from a spreadsheet.
AI Agents for Business: Use Cases and Setup
Use a decision worksheet to compare business tasks, name each source and owner, set action limits, and select one task with a testable acceptance standard.
AI Agents for Customer Support: A Deployment Guide
Plan a support Agent deployment with clear boundaries, named owners, realistic human coverage, and a scenario-based acceptance matrix.
No-Code AI Agent Builders: How to Choose
Compare no-code Agent builders by draft controls, visual workflows, source readiness, integration requirements, and human support.
WhatsApp AI Agents for Construction: A Setup Guide
Plan a construction WhatsApp Agent with separate provider and permission checks, approved sources, clear boundaries, and a practical review worksheet.
Zendesk Answer Bot Pricing in 2026: What It Actually Costs
Understand Zendesk AI agent pricing, published resolution tiers and included allowances, with a worksheet for estimating your support team's cost.
AI Agent vs Chatbot: Differences and How to Choose
Understand the difference between a chat interface and task execution, then compare three designs for one address-change request.
How to review your AI Agent's conversations
A practical review method for AI Agent conversations: choose a sample, check answers against your sources, and measure outcomes without misleading percentages.
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- LoopReply vs Chatbase: AI Credits, Actions, and Handover
- LoopReply vs Manychat: Website Support or Social Messaging?
- LoopReply vs HubSpot Chat: CRM Context and AI Workflows
- LoopReply vs Freshchat: Freddy AI Sessions and Support
- LoopReply vs LiveChat: Current Text Plans and AI Support
- LoopReply vs Crisp: AI Allowances and Support Workflows
- LoopReply vs Drift: Planning a Migration in 2026
- LoopReply vs Zendesk: AI Support and Current Pricing
- LoopReply vs Tidio: Lyro, Flows, and Support Pricing
- LoopReply vs Intercom: AI Support and Pricing in 2026
guides
- Switching between Classic and Portal layouts
- What should your Agent say when its knowledge has no answer?
- AI Agents for Business: Use Cases and Setup
- AI Agents for Customer Support: A Deployment Guide
- No-Code AI Agent Builders: How to Choose
- AI Agent vs Chatbot: Differences and How to Choose
- How to review your AI Agent's conversations
- Measure Customer Support Costs: A Practical Worksheet
- Why Chatbot Implementations Fail: Seven Common Problems
- Ecommerce Support Automation: An Illustrative Scenario
- Future Support Automation: What to Invest in Next
- SaaS Onboarding Automation: An Illustrative Scenario
- Set up a support AI Agent in LoopReply
- Customer Support Automation Guide (2026)
- AI Chatbot Buyer's Guide: Compare, Test and Choose
- What Is an AI Chatbot? How It Works, Types, and Examples
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tutorials
- Choose a read-only database view for your Agent
- How to Test Totals With Mixed Units
- Review Architect Studio Changes Before Publishing
- Four Checks Before Your AI Agent Answers from a Spreadsheet
- Lead Qualification Chatbots: An Intake Design Guide
- Chatbot-to-Human Handover: Best Practices
- How to Train an AI Chatbot on Your Own Data
- Build a Chatbot: A No-Code Configuration Example
- How to Add an AI Chatbot to Your Website