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Product Guide

Dashboard

Operate support, knowledge, and AI performance from one workspace.

Use the dashboard to review open work, answer outcomes, and response targets. The sidebar links to tickets, knowledge, reporting, and workspace settings.

Stat cards

CardWhat it shows
Auto-AnsweredQuestions resolved automatically by AI
Deflection rateDeflected / Total — your key efficiency metric
OpenQuestions that still need attention
In ProgressQuestions currently being handled
ResolvedCompleted support conversations
Needs ReviewAnswers waiting for a human decision
AI Drafts PendingDraft replies ready to review
SLA BreachesTickets past their configured response target

Tickets marked duplicate are left out of every stat card, the deflection rate, category breakdown, and SLA figures, so a repeated question is only counted once. Mark a ticket as duplicate from its status form on the ticket page.

Deflection rate

A deflection happens when the AI answers a question with confidence above your threshold (default 0.8) and the user doesn't escalate to a human. Higher = less manual support work.

Tickets classified as bug are excluded from this metric entirely — the knowledge base can't contain a fix that doesn't exist yet, so declining to auto-answer a bug report is correct behaviour, not a miss. Deflection rate reflects how well answerLoops handles questions the knowledge base can actually answer.

Quick actions

The dashboard surfaces quick links to the most common tasks: adding knowledge, reviewing deflection trends, configuring AI behavior, and reviewing the generated FAQ. The open-ticket panel prioritizes unresolved work, while the SLA panel separates time-sensitive conversations from the rest of the queue.

Live updates

Tickets, draft availability, and team membership update while the dashboard is open. If the connection is interrupted, the page reconnects and refreshes. Returning to a background tab also refreshes its data.

Self-hosted operators using a pooled database connection should configure DIRECT_DATABASE_URL for live updates. See environment variables.

The workspace sidebar groups pages by the job they support:

  • Monitor: Dashboard, Analytics, and Simulation
  • Support: Tickets and widget Leads
  • Improve: Knowledge Base, FAQ, and Knowledge Gaps
  • Configure: Billing and Settings

On mobile, the same navigation is available from the menu button in the top bar.

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