Quick Start

Follow this route when setting up Senler AI for the first time. At the end, you will have a project with a connected channel, a published agent, and your first test dialog.

If the project or channel is already ready, start with the relevant section and skip the completed actions.

Create a project

• Open the project creation page.
• Enter the project name.
• Click Next.

If the project already exists, simply open it and check the current project name in the side panel before making changes.

Connect a channel

In the side menu, open Channels.

Click Add channel.

Select a platform.

Complete the connection using the instructions for Telegram, VK, the website widget, or another platform. Connection status appears in the channel settings.

Create an agent

In the side menu, open Agents.

Click the create agent button.

On the creation method screen, start auto-training if you want to prepare the agent foundation from project materials, or choose manual creation if you already understand its task.

• Enter the agent's name.
• Write instructions describing its task, the information it should request, how it should respond, and when it should hand the dialog over to an operator.
• Choose a model on the Settings tab.
• Connect the required materials and capabilities on the Tools tab.

Finish the creation flow. The cabinet saves the agent as a draft that you can review and correct before launch.

Publish and launch the agent

Test the agent: ask several typical questions and review its replies. The test chat becomes available after the agent is created.

On the Settings tab, configure the Incoming message condition under Autostart:

• “Off”: messages do not assign the agent; it can be assigned manually or by another rule;
• “By keywords” if the agent should start for configured phrases;
• “On all messages” if the agent should automatically receive all matching new messages.

For an enabled mode:

• Specify the channels and dialog types where the agent should start.
• Select the Primary role so it replies to the customer.

To start the agent with the Start button in VK, Telegram, or MAX, configure the separate autostart condition. It works independently of incoming messages.

Once configured:

• Publish the saved changes.
• Activate the agent if it is stopped. Publishing alone does not activate it.

Check the first reply

• Send a message to the connected channel as a customer.
• Open Dialogs and find the conversation.
• Check that the intended agent replied and that its reply follows the instructions.

If there is no reply, see Why doesn't the agent answer?. Payment settings for AI usage are explained in Plan & billing.

Expected result

After setup, check these four results:

• the channel is connected and active;
• the agent is created, published, and active;
• Autostart or another assignment rule is configured for the required dialogs and channels;
• the test message and the agent's reply are visible in the dialog.

After the first successful reply, you can work with Leads, evaluate results in Insight, and review spending and events in Statistics and project history.