DEPLOY

Deploy is where you put your agent live and get the code to add it to your site. Open your agent and click Deploy in the left sidebar.

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Chatbot Status

The toggle at the top turns your agent on or off for real visitors.

• On — your chatbot is live and responding to visitors.
• Off — the widget won't respond, even if the embed code is already on your site.

Activating is not the same as deploying. The toggle makes your agent allowed to respond; the embed code is what actually puts it on your site. You need both. You can also see the current status at any time from the Active / Inactive chip under your agent's name in the left sidebar.

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Test before you go live

Click Test agent in the top right to open a preview panel beside the screen you're on. Ask it the questions your customers actually ask, and check the answers are right before real visitors see them.

The preview is a real conversation with your agent, so it uses your message allowance and shows up in Conversations like any other chat.

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Deployment methods

Once your agent is active, you have four deployment methods:

1. Chat Widget Adds a floating chat window to your site. Copy the embed code and paste it just before the </body> tag in your website's HTML, then save and refresh.
2. Embed on Page Embeds the chatbot inline within your page content, for a seamless, integrated look.
3. WordPress Install via the AI BotKit WordPress plugin. The plugin connects your site and handles embedding automatically — see WordPress Plugin Guide.
4. Direct Link Share a standalone chatbot URL with your customers. They can chat without visiting your website at all.

Click any method to expand it for step-by-step instructions and its own copy button.

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Related Topics

• Getting Your Embed Code
• Chatbot Not Showing — if the widget doesn't appear after installing