Add a conversational topic to an AI agent

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  • 更新日 2026年03月12日
  • 所要時間:3分
  • Add a Virtual Agent topic to an AI agent in AI Agent Studio so that you can use conversations to get additional information from the user. For example, a conversational topic could be used to let a user select a date range for surveys.

    始める前に

    Role required: sn_aia.admin

    手順

    1. Navigate to All > AI Agent Studio > Create and manage > AI agents.
    2. Open the AI agent that you want to add a conversational topic to and navigate to the Add tools and information section.
    3. In the Add tool drop-down list, select Conversational topic.
    4. On the form, fill in the fields.
      表 : 1. Add a conversational topic form
      Fields Description
      Name

      Name that you want to specify for your conversational topic.

      Description Description of the conversational topic and what it’s going to do to assist your AI agent.
      注:
      This description is sent to the large language model (LLM).
      Select topic The Virtual Agent topic that you want to add. After it’s selected, the description of the topic displays underneath the drop-down list.

      If there is a tool used by an AI agent for the same conversational topic, the rest of the form will populate the fields based on the other tool. You can make any changes specific to the current AI agent to suit your needs, and it will not affect the tool of the existing AI agent.

      注:
      Only large language model (LLM) topics can be selected.
      Execution mode Mode of execution for your selected conversational topic:
      • Supervised: Inputs from your human agent are required during the execution of this conversational topic while the AI agent runs.
      • Autonomous: Doesn't require any input from your live agent during the execution of this conversational topic while the AI agent runs.
      Display output Permission to display the output of the execution in the Now Assist panel or in Virtual Agent:
      • Yes
      • No
      Processing message Message to display to users when the tool is running.
      Output transformation strategy Style for the LLM to present the results as it passes information between tools and to other agents.
      • None
      • Concise
      • Paragraph
      • Verbose
      • Custom
    5. Select Add.
      A conversational topic is added in the Conversational topics list on the Add tools and information page.