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Give every inquiry a clear next step.

Answer questions, gather the details your team needs, and help customers book. Build an inbound conversation flow or configure an agent to follow up by SMS when a new lead comes in.

New builder, outbound and MCP capabilities are available through Labs. Channels and actions need configuration.

Business knowledge

Lead qualification

Appointment booking

Human handoff

From a question to an appointment.

A visitor may need an answer before they are ready to book. Give your agent the information, tools and routes to help at each stage.

Example setup: an appointment inquiry. The actual questions, actions and handoffs depend on your configuration.

  1. Understand the request

    Use approved business information to answer routine questions and identify what the visitor needs.

  2. Ask the useful questions

    Collect the details needed to qualify the inquiry and choose the next conversation path.

  3. Offer the next step

    Use a configured calendar to help book an appointment, or route the conversation to another specialist agent.

  4. Bring in your team

    Define a handoff for requests that need a person, including questions outside the agent’s scope.

Start the conversation when there is a reason to reach out.

Prompt-based outbound agents can start SMS conversations from a CRM event or an audience you select. Set the purpose, sending hours and follow-up rules before activating outreach.

01 / Triggered SMS

Follow up on a new inquiry

Start a conversation after a form submission, missed call, appointment event or selected opportunity change. Use an AI-generated opening guided by your instructions, or write a fixed opening message.

Each qualifying trigger can start separate outreach. Review overlapping triggers and sending windows during setup.

02 / AI Campaigns

Reconnect with an existing audience

Choose contacts, a Smart List or a predefined segment for a reactivation campaign. Send at once, schedule a start, or work through the audience in timed batches. Assign the agent to continue when people reply.

Campaign scheduling controls the first message. Later follow-ups use the agent’s separate settings.

Outbound requires an eligible SMS number, messaging compliance confirmation and activation. Use an appropriate, consented audience and respect opt-outs. AI usage and communication charges can apply.

More control over what happens in the conversation.

Build from a description

Describe your booking, lead-capture or support agent. Build with AI drafts its setup, asks for missing details, and lets you refine the instructions through chat.

Give each agent a focused job

The inbound Flow Builder connects agents with their own instructions and tools. Add routes, waits and transfers so the conversation can move between tasks.

Capture structured lead details

Supported prompt-based agents can match replies to dropdown, checkbox and radio options. The Contact Info action fills empty fields; it does not overwrite details already saved.

Use connected tools

Give a supported inbound prompt-based agent access to selected MCP tools for tasks such as checking a calendar or retrieving information from another app. Connections and permissions determine what it can do.

Set follow-up timing

Configure what happens when a contact goes quiet, is busy or asks to hear from you later. Choose active hours and a contact or business timezone for follow-ups.

Offer interactive replies

Use supported buttons, lists, images and files to help customers choose a service or open a useful resource. Rich Elements varies by channel; unsupported channels receive plain text.

Keep a route to your team

Choose when the agent should hand over. In an inbound flow, a Global AI Agent can handle requests that may arise anywhere, such as asking to speak with a person.

Review and improve responses

Preview outbound messages without sending them, review conversation activity, and use Agent Health to prepare prompt improvements for your approval.

Start with one useful conversation.

A clear purpose makes it easier to choose the right knowledge, test the response and know when a person should take over.

  1. Choose the job and knowledge

    Start with one inquiry type. Add the business information the agent should use and define what belongs with your team.

  2. Configure channels and actions

    Set the calendar, connected tools, working hours and handoff rules. For outbound SMS, configure the sender, audience and activation separately.

  3. Test the complete conversation

    Check common questions, unclear requests, booking and handoff paths. Outbound message previews are simulated; action tools in other tests may still change real account data.

  4. Activate and keep reviewing

    Turn on the intended mode, review early conversations, and adjust the setup as you learn what customers ask.

Conversation AI, explained.

What can Conversation AI do in SMBcrm?

Conversation AI can answer customer messages using your business knowledge, collect lead details, book appointments through configured calendars, and hand conversations to your team. Prompt-based outbound agents can also start SMS conversations after selected CRM events or through an AI Campaign. You choose its channels, instructions, actions and availability.

Can I build an agent by describing what I need?

Yes. Build with AI can draft instructions and supported settings from your description or a template. You can refine the setup through chat, review its channels and actions, and test the result. Saving the agent does not automatically activate it; outbound messaging also requires separate activation.

Can the new Flow Builder run outbound campaigns?

The new Conversation AI Flow Builder is designed for inbound conversations. It connects specialized agents, routing, waits and handoffs on a visual canvas. Use a supported prompt-based agent for outbound opening messages and AI Campaigns.

Which channel starts an outbound AI conversation?

Native outbound triggers and AI Campaigns currently start conversations through SMS. Set an eligible sending number, complete the messaging requirements, and activate outbound before use. Subsequent follow-ups have their own supported channels, timing and settings. Consent, opt-outs and applicable sending rules still apply.

Can Conversation AI connect to other business tools?

Yes. MCP connections let supported prompt-based agents use selected tools from connected apps or a compatible custom server. For prompt-based agents, MCP requires inbound Auto-Pilot mode and is not supported in Suggestive mode. Available tools also depend on the builder, selected connections and permissions.

Can my agent send buttons, images and files?

Rich Elements lets supported prompt-based agents send interactive replies on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram mobile and Live Chat. Available buttons, lists, images, files and formatting vary by channel. Unsupported channels use plain text. Choose the allowed elements and test the experience on the channels your customers use.

How does AI Campaign scheduling work?

Choose selected contacts, a Smart List or a predefined segment, then send immediately, schedule a start, or use drip batches with sending days and hours. These settings control the initial outreach. Configure later follow-ups separately on the agent, including active hours and the contact or business timezone.

Does Self Healing change my agent automatically?

No. Agent Health can review recent calls or chats and prepare tested prompt improvements through Self Healing. You review the recommendation and prompt changes before applying them to the live agent. Monitoring uses a sample of conversations and does not guarantee future results.

How is Conversation AI billed?

Conversation AI is usage-based, with eligible usage covered by the AI Employee add-on according to its plan allowance and fair-use terms. SMS and other communication charges can also apply. The AI Features page explains the current AI Employee coverage and usage rules.

Review AI Employee coverage and usage before choosing your setup.

60-day money-back guarantee

Plan your first AI conversation.

Choose an inquiry to handle, set the handoff to your team, and test the experience before activating it.

  1. 60-day money-back guarantee

    Eligible Startup and Professional initial subscription fees only. Usage and add-ons are excluded. Read the refund terms.

  2. No setup fees

    Plan your setup with training and support

  3. Cancel anytime

    No long-term contracts, stay because you want to