Basic
For the internal tracking, name your agent in a way that tells you at a glance about its purpose and responsibilities. Name and description are only used for internal organization and navigation. For example:- Name: Trucking Broker Agent
- Description: Replies to incoming broker calls, helps with operational stuff, information requests, etc
Name and description are only used internally, customers never see these
values as they interact with the agent through its prompt and personality
settings.
Prompt
The prompt is how you give instructions to your agent. This is where you define what the agent should do, how it should behave, and what knowledge it should draw upon. Example basic prompt:Template variables
The prompt editor supports dynamic template variables that get replaced with actual values during conversations: Built-in variables:$representative_name
- The agent’s representative name$company_name
- Your company name$current_date
- Current date and time
Tool references
Reference tools directly in your prompt using the@
symbol, some built-in tools include:
Send DTMF
Send SMS
Send email
The prompt editor provides autocomplete when you type
$
for variables or @
for tools, making it easy to discover available options.Advanced
Personalities
Configure how your agent presents itself to customers:- Representative name: The name used to greet the customers, e.g. “Hi, this is Sarah from Acme Corp”
- Voice: The voice the agent will use for this personality.
We can support custom voices from ElevenLabs and Cartesia. Get in touch if you’d like to bring your own.
Language
Configure which languages are enabled for your agent:- English
- Spanish
Audio
You can fine-tune the voice experience with the following options:- Ambient noise: Adds light background sounds (e.g., office chatter) to make phone conversations feel more natural and human.
- Busy sound: Plays subtle typing or processing sounds to indicate the agent is working or retrieving information.
Read next
- Dynamic configuration: learn how to configure your agent dynamically at the start of a conversation
- Context: learn how you can customize the context provided to a conversational agent