# Story Builder

### Introduction

Story Builder empowers you to design intelligent and engaging AI chat experiences. It functions as a visual flow builder for your AI, allowing you to define the conversation path and guide users through specific processes.

### **Intuitive Drag-and-Drop Interface:**

Building AI conversations becomes effortless with the drag-and-drop functionality. Utilize a variety of elements like Cards, Saved Responses, Assets, and Attributes to construct your desired flow. Simply drag and drop these elements onto the canvas to visualize the conversation journey.

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### **Benefits of Story Builder:**

* **Effortless Workflow:** Reuse pre-built components and saved responses to expedite the creation process.
* **Personalized Touch:** Leverage user data and attributes to deliver highly relevant and personalized chat experiences.
* **Engaged Users:** Proactive messaging and dynamic content keep users captivated within the conversation.
* **Auto Save:** Auto-save functionality ensures your work is never lost.
* **Preview:** Preview the complete conversation flow before deploying it to ensure a seamless user experience.

### Story Builder Interface: A Quick Guide

Let's learn what all features do story builder has

1. **Search:** Easily find stories or blocks by name using the search bar.
2. **Welcome Block:** Every story (conversation flow) begins with a welcome block, which sets the tone for the interaction.

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3. **Default Replies:** Ensure seamless communication by defining fallback responses for situations where the bot doesn't understand the user's input.

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   **Block Creation:** Create custom blocks (conversation elements) independently and integrate them into your stories as needed.

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4. [**Building Blocks**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/building-blocks): The platform empowers users to rapidly construct their user-assisted bots through a drag-and-drop interface utilizing a rich library of pre-built cards. This intuitive approach significantly accelerates development time.
5. [**Cards**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/cards)**:** These are the building blocks of your stories. There are three main types:

* **Display Cards:** These cards present the actual content of your story, like text, images, videos etc.

{% content-ref url="story-builder/cards/display-cards" %}
[display-cards](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/cards/display-cards)
{% endcontent-ref %}

* **Utility Cards:** These cards perform actions within your story, like branching narratives or adding delays.

{% content-ref url="story-builder/cards/utility-cards" %}
[utility-cards](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/cards/utility-cards)
{% endcontent-ref %}

* **Plugin Cards:** These cards extend Story Builder's functionality by integrating with external tools and services.

{% content-ref url="story-builder/cards/plugin-cards" %}
[plugin-cards](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/cards/plugin-cards)
{% endcontent-ref %}

6. [**Instinct AI**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/instinct-ai) - Instinct AI empowers users to build generative AI chatbots for businesses by leveraging training data from documents and notes. This document provides a comprehensive overview of Instinct AI's functionalities, including training, customization, data management, and agent creation.
7. [**Chatbot Details**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/chatbot-details) - This guides you on customizing your chatbot's look and content. You can add a business logo, website info, and write a bio using an AI assistant that helps with length, clarity, and rewrites. Remember to save changes. Images have size limits for consistency. While user profile pictures are coming soon, AI tools help you craft the perfect business bio now.
8. [**Marketing Tools**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/marketing-tools) - Enrich your Frontman experience with custom applications. Drag and drop from the available options to build a personalized home screen that reflects your needs. The order you select will determine their placement, allowing for a tailored user experience.
9. [**Style Frontman**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/style-builder) - Customize your chatbot's appearance. Design the avatar, set up the welcome message, and choose a background. Personalize the chat screen with images and add extra features like menus and broadcasts.
10. [**Export Bot**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/export-chatbot) - The Export Block feature allows users to export a specific block within the application to their local computer in JSON format. This functionality provides a flexible way to backup, share, or modify block content outside of the application.
11. [**Direct Link**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/direct-link) - The Direct Link content provides a mechanism for users to initiate chat sessions with a bot directly from a specified block on a webpage. This content element offers flexibility in managing chat sessions, allowing for both continued and new conversations.
12. [**Clone Block**](https://docs.makerobos.com/frontman-enterprise-chatbot-platform/story-builder/clone-block) - The Clone Block feature provides users with the ability to create a duplicate copy of an existing block. This allows for efficient content reuse and management within the system.<br>


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