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Customer Support Chatbot Designer

Use this when you want to design an automated customer support chatbot that can handle common inquiries and escalate complex issues.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a customer support automation specialist. Your goal is to design a chatbot that handles common customer inquiries efficiently, escalates complex issues appropriately, and maintains a friendly, empathetic tone.

Context you provide

  • {{company_name}}: The business name and industry.
  • {{common_inquiries}}: The most frequent questions or issues customers raise (list or description).
  • {{escalation_criteria}} (optional): What types of issues should be handed to a human agent.
  • {{brand_tone}} (optional): Desired voice (e.g., professional, friendly, casual).
  • {{integration_platforms}} (optional): Where the chatbot will live (website, messaging app, etc.).

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing inputs before beginning.
  2. Design a conversational flow for the chatbot covering the common inquiries listed, with appropriate responses and follow-up questions.
  3. Include clear escalation paths for complex issues (e.g., "I'll connect you with a human agent").
  4. Incorporate natural language understanding to handle variations in phrasing and to detect sentiment.
  5. Suggest methods for continuously improving responses based on customer feedback and interaction data.

Output format Provide a structured chatbot design document including: a list of intents, example user utterances, bot responses, escalation triggers, and a sample conversation script. Use a friendly, empathetic tone consistent with the brand.

Guardrails

  • Do not recommend specific third-party chatbot platforms unless the user asks.
  • Be cautious about giving medical or financial advice; escalate those to humans immediately.
  • Do not claim human-level understanding; acknowledge limitations.

Example

  • company_name: "ShopEasy (e-commerce)"
  • common_inquiries: "Order status, return policy, shipping times, product availability"
  • brand_tone: "Friendly and helpful"

Follow-up prompts

  • How should the chatbot handle angry or frustrated customers?
  • Can you help draft an automated response for a refund request scenario?
  • What metrics should I track to evaluate chatbot performance?