Live Agent Handoff & Chat History

Overview

When your AI chatbot can't resolve an issue, it can seamlessly transfer the conversation to a human agent. Combined with full chat history, you have complete visibility into every customer interaction.

Live Agent Handoff

  • Automatic escalation — the bot detects when it can't help and offers to connect with a human
  • Manual escalation — visitors can request a human agent at any time
  • Smooth transition — the human agent sees the full conversation history
  • Real-time chat — agents can respond in real time through SmartlyQ
  • Notification system — agents receive alerts when a handoff occurs

How to Access

Navigate to Automate > Live Agent from the sidebar.

Using Live Agent

  1. When a visitor requests or is escalated to a human, a notification appears in Live Agent
  2. Click the conversation to view it
  3. Read the full bot-to-visitor conversation for context
  4. Type your response and send — the visitor sees it in the same chat widget
  5. When resolved, close the conversation

Chat History

All chatbot conversations are stored and searchable:

  • Full transcripts — every message between the bot and visitors
  • Visitor information — identify returning visitors
  • Search — find specific conversations by keyword
  • Filter — filter by date, status, or escalation
  • Export — download conversation data

How to Access

Navigate to Automate > Chat History from the sidebar.

Tip: Review chat history weekly to identify common questions the bot struggles with, then add that knowledge to improve future responses.