Get started¶
Want to create a voice and text virtual assistant?
Follow the steps below to get started with the Alan Platform.
1. Create an Alan Studio account
Sign up for Alan Studio, Alan’s web-based IDE, to create a virtual assistant project, test the dialog and customize your assistant.
2. Write a dialog script
In Alan Studio, write a dialog script. Dialog scripts describe the structure of the dialog with the user, or the expected conversation scenario.
Get started swiftly:
Go to Dialog script concepts to learn what Alan’s functionality you can use to create a dialog script.
Check out Example scripts in Alan Studio to see how dialog scripts can be organized.
3. Integrate a virtual assistant with your app
Alan offers SDKs for different platforms to embed a virtual assistant to your app. Select your platform to learn about integration details. Upon integration, you’ll see a small draggable button on top of the app’s UI.
Javascript
React
Angular
Vue.js
Ember
Electron
Swift
Objective-C
Kotlin
Java
Ionic
Apache Cordova
Flutter
React Native
To build a multimodal UX with voice and text commands working in sync with the app’s visuals, use Alan Client API methods and Alan handlers.
4. Analyze and iterate
Alan provides you with advanced conversational analytics and success metrics through its Logs and Analytics View. Use these tools to:
Gain insight into the users’ experience
Analyze their behavior and flows
Identify unhandled requests
Optimize the virtual assistant effectiveness
Still have questions?
Try additional materials and helpful resources:
Alan AI
YouTube channel
Watch virtual assistant implementation scenarios, code-along videos, webinars and much more.
Alan AI
Udemy course
Follow our Udemy course to quickly build a virtual assistant using custom voice commands.
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Slack community
Join our Slack community for support, latest news and info about upcoming events.
