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Addressing unboxing friction through real time voice access to technical manuals

Reduce support costs and solve unboxing friction by grounding AI agents in technical documentation. Connect to Salesforce and internal APIs for automated support.

Support queues swell on Tuesday mornings following weekend sales. Most of these calls come from customers holding a physical manual in one hand and a phone in the other. They ask for clarification on a specific installation step. When a customer encounters a setup error, they usually search a website or call a support line. If the website search yields a generic FAQ that does not match their specific hardware version, they call. Each of these calls increases the cost per conversation and delays the time it takes for a customer to see value from their purchase.

Bridging the gap between a dense PDF and a frustrated customer

Traditional documentation is often static and difficult to navigate during a hands on setup. Duvi addresses this by ingesting existing installation guides and troubleshooting tables into a vector store. You can point the crawler at your technical documentation site or upload specific files. This information becomes the grounded knowledge for an AI agent. Because the knowledge is unified, the agent provides the same answer whether the customer sends a photo of a component via WhatsApp or describes a wiring issue over a phone call. This approach is effective for solving knowledge divergence between phone and web support.

Moving from answers to actions with API tools

An agent that only recites text from a manual has limited utility. This is why grounding AI agents in documentation is only half the solution. If a customer realizes they are missing a specific fastener mentioned in the guide, the agent can take action. By connecting to your HTTP APIs or Salesforce instance, the Duvi agent can verify the customer order status and trigger a replacement part shipment. It can also interface with MCP servers to check real time inventory. This automation handles the logistical follow up that usually requires a human representative to open multiple tabs and manually enter data. These workflows help avoid the read only tax where an AI agent becomes a bottleneck if it cannot update systems. Grounding agents in this way is part of ending the technical follow up cycle by grounding sales agents in product documentation.

Deployment without engineering resources

Launching a support agent usually involves a lengthy development cycle. Duvi bypasses this by using a single script tag for web deployment and direct integrations for messaging channels. A business connects its own phone number or WhatsApp business account through providers like Twilio or Meta. This allows the AI agent to live on the same channels your customers already use. There is no need to build a custom mobile app or a new chat interface. This streamlined setup is useful for protecting engineering resources by automating technical hardware compatibility checks.

Handling complex escalations and data collection

Not every installation problem can be solved by an AI. When the agent encounters a scenario it cannot resolve based on the uploaded documentation, it hands the conversation over to a human staff member. Every completed call is recorded and transcribed. These conversations are analyzed to provide insights into where customers are getting stuck. If many callers struggle with the same wiring diagram, you have the data needed to update your documentation or modify the product packaging. Usage is managed through a credit system. This allows you to scale the service based on seasonal sales volume without hiring temporary staff.