Is there a way to create a global intent? For example, if I have a node with a single choice and the user types something in the message box instead of making a choice, global intents would be listening for this and could direct the user accordingly rather than simply crashing. Alternatively, is there a way to have intents and choice cards work together within a node. If these are combined in one node, my testing has always resulted in only the one listed first working. I’m searching for some way for intents and Choice cards to work together.

global intents already exist in your library, but your bot won't do anything unless you tell it to

Thanks for the response Robert! Yes, understood. I'm looking for a way to use intents with Choice cards rather than capture cards. A capture card will capture the info requested and then move on to the next card. On the other hand, if I put intents and a choice card in the same node, as in the attached pics, only what is on top will work. If intents are on top, it will never move on to the choice card as the bot will be waiting for a user intent response. If the choice card is on top, it will never move on to the intents because the bot is waiting for a choice to be made. If a choice card is on top and a user enters something in the message box, the bot will repeat the choice card. I can't find a way to combine the two functionalities.

oh boy do I have great news for you

Wow! Did not now that. I think this will solve my issue well. I'll definitely give it a go. Thanks for the assistance Robert! Much appreciated!

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@bumpy-butcher-41910 Thank you, this solved the issue I had today (which was the same as @incalculable-beach-90044 ). I have a related question: Let's say, we have a large bot with over 50 intents. And every time you give the user a choice, you also want to check if they typed in something that matches an intent: how do we handle this? Do we need to add 50 transitions to every choice a user makes to handle all the possible intents?

glad to hear that!

This is Gold!

Okay, so that would mean 50 transitions for each question?

yes, because in theory each intent would lead to a different path, right?

Yes, that is correct

because I'm thinking about ways around this - i.e. maybe we build an intent logic card that allows you to batch select intents - but if multiple intents have the same outcome, then they should probably just be the same intent

Yes, I agree

hmm

Letsgooo 🔥

Right @rough-nest-97014 . This is kind of what I was thinking when I said global intent. Rather than adding intent cards to each node, seems like we should be able to toggle on and off intents from the library in each node for the node to be listening for. Similar to the way we can toggle on and off variables in each node.

Yes that would be perfect

Upvoted!

But I am quite new to the new interface of Botpress. So this means that every time we want to match an intent, we always need to add the transition?

I think this would be the challenge. Currently, if an intent matches with what the user entered you have to draw a line to the next node to continue the convo. If there were a way to toggle on an intent form the library for a node to be listening for, botpress would need to code a way to get to the next intended node without a line. Not sure how they would do that.

Yes I think they would need to change their platform a bit. With other platforms (I reviewed over 50 of them --> https://chatimize.com/chatbot-platform-comparison/) it is quite common that you have a trigger for a flow. And then the intent can be the trigger of a flow

haha wow, that's alot of platform for 1 man

You made a mistake

Yes this review was still based on the previous Botpress version (not the cloud-based one). Still need to update it