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CHATBOT

Chatbot quickstart (10 minutes)

From login to first visitor message using the widget script.

Step 1 — Sign up / log in

https://org.startupcore.com/signup or /login with a verified email.

Step 2 — Enable chatbot

  • Feature matrix → enable Chatbot on your workspace environment.
  • Expected: chatbot menu items appear in the org dashboard.

Step 3 — Create bot

Chatbot → Bots → Create → name your bot → copy botId.

Step 4 — Add one Q&A

Knowledge Base → Add item → Question: "What are your hours?" Answer: "Mon–Fri 9am–5pm UTC."

Step 5 — Publish bot

  • Bots → Publish.
  • Expected: status published; widget calls succeed.

Step 6 — Create public widget key

API Keys → Create → type public_widget → bind to your botId → copy pk_live_* (one-time reveal).

Step 7 — Add allowed domain

  • Widget setup → Allowed domains → localhost:3000 (dev) or your staging host.
  • Save via the environment update API from the wizard.

Step 8 — Install widget script

Add before </body> on a page served from an allowed origin: 

html

<script src="http://localhost:4000/chatbot-widget.js" data-api-base-url="http://localhost:4000" data-public-key="pk_live_YOUR_KEY" data-bot-id="bot_YOUR_ID" async> </script>

Step 9 — Send first message

  • Open the page → chat bubble appears → ask "What are your hours?"
  • Expected: bot replies with your knowledge answer.

Step 10 — View analytics

  • Org dashboard → Chatbot → Analytics / Conversations.
  • Expected: session and message recorded.

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