Feature referenceLive chat and handoff · 03 of 06

Live chat and handoff

AI conversation monitoring

Chats separates active AI-handled conversations from human assignments so reps can watch a Stand-in’s transcript in real time without taking ownership immediately. Monitoring preserves the option to offer help or take over with the existing context.

Availability
All plans
Configured in
Dashboard → Chats → AI conversations → select a conversation
Category
Live chat and handoff
Reference status
Current
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What the monitoring view contains

  • The live visitor and AI transcript in message order.
  • Link cards, handoff cards, follow-up prompts, and other supported conversation records.
  • Captured visitor name, email, and phone as they become available.
  • Built-in and custom labels matched during the conversation.
  • The handling Stand-in’s identity and controls for human participation.
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Watching without joining

Selecting an AI conversation subscribes the dashboard to its current messages and state. The AI remains the active responder while the rep reads. The visitor does not see a system event merely because a rep opened the conversation.

This makes monitoring different from takeover: no human slot or visitor-facing identity change occurs until the rep uses a handoff action or sends a reply.

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Notifications while AI is handling

AI-handled conversations have their own notification preference. Ordinary visitor-reply alerts intended for a rep’s human assignment are not a guarantee that every AI message will notify every member.

Custom signal and Product Discovery notifications follow their own plan and skill settings. A rep can therefore monitor the AI list without enabling every alert type.

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Available next actions

ActionEffect
Continue monitoringLeaves the AI in control while the rep watches subsequent messages.
Offer to joinAsks for visitor consent before transferring active participation to the rep.
Take over nowMoves the active responder to the rep immediately and shows the visitor the handoff.
Type a replyTreats the rep’s intent to send as an immediate human handoff before delivering the message.
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Availability and boundaries

  • AI conversation monitoring is included on every plan.
  • The viewer must be an authenticated active organization member with dashboard access.
  • Monitoring is for live sessions; completed records move to Conversation History.
  • Viewing does not authenticate the visitor or make private page context visitor-visible.