AI Chat Assistant (RAG)
AI Chat Assistant (RAG)
The AI Chat Assistant powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) allows users to ask questions and get instant AI-powered answers based on your help articles.
Overview
When enabled, the AI Chat Assistant:
- Understands user questions in natural language
- Searches your help articles for relevant content
- Provides instant, contextual answers
- Cites the articles used in the response
Enabling RAG
- Create or edit a collection
- Find the "AI Features" section
- Toggle "AI Chat Assistant" to enabled
- Save the collection
Requirements
- Published Articles - Only published articles are indexed
- Collection must be Live - Chat assistant only works on live collections
- Quality Content - Well-written articles produce better answers
How It Works
- User asks a question in the help center chat
- System searches all published articles in the collection
- AI generates a response based on relevant content
- Response includes article citations for reference
Benefits
- Instant Responses - No waiting for support team
- 24/7 Availability - Help is always available
- Consistent Answers - Based on your documentation
- Scalable - Handles unlimited simultaneous users
Article Citations
Each AI response includes:
- Citations - Links to the articles used
- Confidence - How well the content answers the question
- Relevance - Which parts of articles were used
Improving AI Responses
To get better answers:
- Write comprehensive, well-structured articles
- Use clear headings and subheadings
- Include common questions and answers in FAQs
- Keep content up-to-date
- Cover common user scenarios thoroughly
Limitations
- Answers are based on published articles only
- Cannot access unpublished or draft content
- May not handle very complex or multi-part questions
- Users should still be able to browse articles directly
Best Practices
- Publish comprehensive articles before enabling RAG
- Include common user questions in your FAQ articles
- Review AI responses periodically for quality
- Update articles when you notice gaps in answers
- Use RAG as a supplement to, not replacement for, browsing
Disabling RAG
- Edit the collection
- Toggle "AI Chat Assistant" to disabled
- Save the collection
- Chat assistant will no longer be available to users