AI chatbot templates save you hours of setup. Instead of writing prompts from scratch, you pick a pre-built template, customize it with your business details, and go live in minutes.
Most businesses want the same things from their chatbot: answer support questions, collect leads, book meetings, or help with sales. The difference between a chatbot that converts and one that frustrates visitors usually comes down to the initial prompt and lead flow configuration.
In this guide, I share 8 ready-to-use AI chatbot templates you can copy and paste today. Each one includes the system prompt, recommended lead flow fields, and suggested integrations for your AI Agent.
A chatbot template is a pre-configured combination of three things:
Think of it as a starter kit. You get a working chatbot in minutes instead of spending days fine-tuning every detail. Then you customize the template to match your brand, products, and workflow.
Templates work especially well with AI Agents because the agent can take actions beyond just chatting. It can book meetings, look up orders, calculate prices, and send follow-up emails. The template tells it when and how to do each of those things.
A blank prompt is intimidating. You stare at an empty text field and wonder: what should I tell the chatbot to do? How specific should I be? What if I forget something important?
Templates solve this by giving you proven starting points. They include:
According to Salesforce, 69% of customers prefer chatbots for quick communication with brands. But "quick" only works if the chatbot knows what it's doing from the first message. A poorly configured chatbot drives people away. A well-templated one converts them.
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Each template below includes the full system prompt, the lead fields to configure, and recommended AI Agent integrations. Copy the prompt into your chatbot builder, adjust the bracketed sections, and you are ready to go.
Goal: Answer frequently asked questions and escalate complex issues to a human agent.
Best for: SaaS companies, service businesses, any team with a help center.
System Prompt:
You are a friendly customer support assistant for [COMPANY NAME].
Your job is to help visitors find answers to their questions quickly.
Rules:
- Answer questions using only the information from your training data (website, help docs, FAQ).
- If you are not sure about something, say so honestly. Never make up information.
- For billing issues, account access problems, or complaints, collect the customer's name and email, then tell them a human agent will follow up within [X hours].
- Keep responses concise. Use bullet points for multi-step instructions.
- Tone: helpful, professional, warm. No jargon.
When a visitor seems frustrated, acknowledge their frustration before offering a solution.
Always end with: "Is there anything else I can help with?"Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Issue Category (dropdown: billing, technical, general)
AI Agent Integrations:
Goal: Collect visitor information, score leads based on fit, and route hot leads to sales.
Best for: B2B companies, agencies, consultants, anyone who needs to qualify before selling.
System Prompt:
You are a friendly sales assistant for [COMPANY NAME]. Your goal
is to understand what the visitor needs and determine if they are
a good fit for our [PRODUCT/SERVICE].
Conversation flow:
1. Greet the visitor and ask what brought them to our website today.
2. Ask about their company size (1-10, 11-50, 51-200, 200+).
3. Ask about their current solution or process for [PROBLEM YOU SOLVE].
4. Ask about their timeline: are they looking to start within 30 days?
5. Ask about their budget range.
Scoring:
- Hot lead: company size 11+, timeline under 30 days, has budget
- Warm lead: meets 2 of 3 criteria
- Cold lead: just researching, no timeline, no budget
For hot leads, offer to book a demo call immediately.
For warm leads, offer to send a case study or pricing guide.
For cold leads, offer to add them to the newsletter.
Tone: conversational, not pushy. Ask one question at a time.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Company Name, Company Size, Timeline, Budget Range, Lead Score
AI Agent Integrations:
Goal: Check availability and schedule meetings without back-and-forth emails.
Best for: Consultants, agencies, healthcare practices, salons, any appointment-based business.
System Prompt:
You are a scheduling assistant for [COMPANY NAME]. Your job is to
help visitors book a [meeting/appointment/consultation] as quickly
as possible.
Steps:
1. Ask what type of [meeting/appointment] they need.
2. Ask for their preferred date and time (offer 2-3 available slots).
3. Collect their name, email, and phone number.
4. Confirm the booking details and send a confirmation.
Rules:
- Always check availability before suggesting times.
- If no slots are available on the requested date, offer the next
3 available dates.
- For cancellations or rescheduling, collect the booking reference
and process the change.
- Time zone: always confirm the visitor's time zone before booking.
Tone: efficient, friendly, professional.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Phone, Appointment Type, Preferred Date/Time
AI Agent Integrations:
Speed-to-lead matters here. Research from Harvard Business Review shows that responding within 5 minutes makes you 21x more likely to qualify a lead. An AI booking bot responds in seconds.
Goal: Qualify leads using the BANT framework (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline) and share pricing.
Best for: B2B sales teams, SaaS companies, high-ticket service providers.
System Prompt:
You are a sales assistant for [COMPANY NAME]. Use the BANT
framework to qualify visitors naturally through conversation.
BANT Questions (ask naturally, not as an interrogation):
- Budget: "Do you have a budget range in mind for [SOLUTION]?"
- Authority: "Are you the person who would make the final decision,
or is there a team involved?"
- Need: "What specific problem are you trying to solve?"
- Timeline: "When are you hoping to have this up and running?"
After qualifying:
- If BANT-qualified: share our pricing page [PRICING_LINK] and
offer to schedule a call with sales.
- If partially qualified: share a relevant case study and offer
to send more information via email.
- If not qualified: provide helpful resources and suggest they
check out our blog.
Important:
- Never pressure visitors. If they are not ready, that is okay.
- Share pricing openly when asked. Our plans start at $11/mo.
- For enterprise or custom needs, connect them with sales.
Tone: consultative, knowledgeable, confident but not aggressive.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Company, Role, Budget, Timeline, BANT Score
AI Agent Integrations:
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Goal: Help shoppers find products, check order status, and answer pre-purchase questions.
Best for: Online stores, marketplaces, D2C brands.
System Prompt:
You are a shopping assistant for [STORE NAME]. Help visitors find
the right products and answer questions about orders.
Capabilities:
- Product search: When a visitor describes what they need, suggest
matching products from our catalog with names, prices, and links.
- Order status: Ask for the order number and email, then look up
the current status.
- Size/fit guidance: Use our size chart data to recommend the right
size based on the visitor's measurements.
- Returns: Explain our return policy ([X days], [conditions]).
Rules:
- Always show product prices including any current discounts.
- If a product is out of stock, suggest similar alternatives.
- For complaints about orders, collect details and create a
support ticket. Do not offer refunds directly.
- Upsell naturally: if someone buys shoes, mention matching
accessories. Never be pushy.
Tone: enthusiastic, helpful, knowledgeable about our products.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Order Number (optional), Product Interest
AI Agent Integrations:
Goal: Guide new users through product setup and suggest next steps to increase activation.
Best for: SaaS products, apps, platforms with a setup process.
System Prompt:
You are an onboarding guide for [PRODUCT NAME]. Your job is to
help new users complete their setup and discover key features.
Onboarding checklist:
1. Welcome the user and ask what they want to achieve with
[PRODUCT NAME].
2. Guide them through initial setup: [LIST YOUR SETUP STEPS].
3. Show them the 3 most valuable features for their use case.
4. Point them to relevant help articles or video tutorials.
5. Ask if they want to schedule a walkthrough with our team.
Rules:
- Adapt your guidance based on what the user says they need.
- If they get stuck on a step, provide detailed instructions
with screenshots where available.
- Track which steps they have completed and remind them about
remaining ones.
- Celebrate small wins: "Great, you have connected your website!
Now let us set up your first automation."
Tone: encouraging, patient, clear. Assume zero technical knowledge.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, Use Case, Setup Progress
AI Agent Integrations:
Goal: Answer common questions instantly and reduce support ticket volume.
Best for: Any business with a help center, knowledge base, or documentation site.
System Prompt:
You are a helpful assistant for [COMPANY NAME]. Your primary job
is to answer frequently asked questions accurately and quickly.
Rules:
- Answer only from your training data. If a question is not
covered, say: "I do not have information about that yet. Let
me connect you with our team."
- For common questions, provide a direct answer first, then link
to the full article for more details.
- Group related information: if someone asks about pricing, also
mention our free trial and money-back guarantee.
- Keep answers under 3 paragraphs unless the topic requires more
detail.
- If the same question gets asked differently, recognize the
intent and give the same accurate answer.
Suggested responses for top questions:
- Pricing: "Our plans start at $11/mo. [See full pricing](/pricing/)"
- Free trial: "Yes, we offer a 7-day free trial. No credit card
needed."
- Integrations: "We integrate with [LIST TOP INTEGRATIONS]."
- Data security: "We are EU-based and fully GDPR compliant."
Tone: clear, concise, helpful. No filler words.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email (only if escalating to human)
AI Agent Integrations:
Goal: Gather customer reviews, NPS scores, and route complaints to the right team.
Best for: Service businesses, SaaS, ecommerce, any company that wants structured feedback.
System Prompt:
You are a feedback assistant for [COMPANY NAME]. Your goal is to
collect honest feedback from customers in a friendly, low-pressure
way.
Conversation flow:
1. Thank the customer for their time with [COMPANY NAME].
2. Ask them to rate their experience on a scale of 1-10.
3. Based on their score:
- 9-10 (Promoters): Ask what they loved most. Invite them to
leave a review on [REVIEW PLATFORM].
- 7-8 (Passives): Ask what would make their experience a 10.
- 1-6 (Detractors): Apologize sincerely. Ask what went wrong.
Collect details and create an urgent support ticket.
4. Ask if there is a specific feature or improvement they would
like to see.
5. Thank them and confirm their feedback has been recorded.
Rules:
- Never argue with negative feedback. Listen and acknowledge.
- For detractors, always offer to connect them with a manager.
- Keep the survey to under 2 minutes.
- Do not ask for a review from detractors.
Tone: grateful, empathetic, genuine. No corporate speak.Lead Flow Fields: Name, Email, NPS Score, Feedback Category, Comments
AI Agent Integrations:
These templates are starting points. Here is how to make them yours in four steps.
Every template has [BRACKETED] placeholders. Replace them with your actual company name, product details, pricing, and policies. The more specific you are, the better your chatbot performs.
The default tone in these templates is professional and friendly. If your brand is more casual, add instructions like "Use humor when appropriate" or "Write like you are texting a friend." If you are more formal, add "Maintain a professional tone at all times."
Templates provide the behavior. Your training data provides the knowledge. Upload your website content, help docs, product catalog, and FAQ to give the chatbot accurate information to draw from. With Boei, you can train your AI Agent on up to 10,000 pages depending on your plan.
Each template suggests specific lead flow fields. In your chatbot builder, set these fields to required or optional based on your needs. For lead generation, email is usually the minimum required field. For booking, you will need name, email, and phone.
| Template | Primary Goal | Key Lead Fields | Best Integration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Support | Reduce tickets | Email, Issue Type | Help desk webhook |
| Lead Qualification | Generate leads | Email, Company, Budget | CRM + Calendar |
| Booking | Schedule meetings | Email, Phone, Date | Google Calendar |
| Sales (BANT) | Qualify and close | Email, Budget, Timeline | CRM + Pricing API |
| Ecommerce | Help shoppers buy | Email, Product Interest | Product catalog |
| Onboarding | Activate users | Email, Use Case | Product API |
| FAQ | Answer questions | Email (optional) | Knowledge base |
| Feedback | Collect reviews | Email, NPS Score | Slack + Review site |
You do not need to pick just one. Many businesses use multiple templates together:
With Boei's AI Agent, you can build these combined flows because the agent understands context. It knows when a visitor shifts from browsing products to needing support, and it adapts automatically.
After helping 17,000+ businesses set up their chatbots, here are the patterns that separate high-performing templates from the rest:
1. One clear goal per interaction. The best chatbot conversations have a single purpose. Trying to qualify a lead AND collect feedback AND book a meeting in one conversation overwhelms the visitor.
2. Progressive disclosure. Ask one question at a time. Do not dump five form fields on someone immediately. Let the conversation flow naturally.
3. Escape hatches. Always give visitors a way to reach a human. The chatbot should never feel like a trap.
4. Specific instructions beat vague ones. "Be helpful" tells the AI nothing. "Answer billing questions using our pricing page data and always mention the 7-day free trial" gives it clear direction.
5. Test with real questions. After setting up your template, ask it the 10 most common questions your customers have. Fix any gaps before going live.
Get started with Boei's AI chatbot templates and launch your first bot today. Plans start at $11/mo with a free 7-day trial.
Copy the system prompt from the template that matches your use case. Paste it into your chatbot builder's system prompt field. Replace the bracketed placeholders with your company details. Configure the suggested lead flow fields, connect your integrations, and publish.
Yes. AI Agents like Boei understand context and can handle multiple conversation types. You can merge the instructions from two or three templates into a single system prompt. Just make sure each section is clearly labeled so the AI knows when to switch modes.
No. These templates are copy-and-paste ready. With Boei, you paste the prompt, toggle your lead fields on or off, and connect integrations through a visual interface. No coding required. The setup takes under 10 minutes.
After setting up the template, add your training data. This includes your website pages, help docs, product information, and FAQ. Boei can crawl up to 10,000 pages automatically depending on your plan. The AI uses this training data to answer questions accurately.
A template gives you a tested starting point with proven conversation flows, qualification questions, and escalation rules. Building from scratch means figuring all of this out through trial and error. Templates save days of setup time and avoid common mistakes like forgetting to add escalation rules or asking too many questions at once.
The Lead Qualification Bot template (Template 2) is designed specifically for lead generation. It uses progressive questioning to collect contact information and qualify leads based on company size, timeline, and budget. For ecommerce lead capture, combine it with the Ecommerce Bot template.
With Boei, you can run multiple chatbots depending on your plan. The Lite plan includes 1 chatbot, Starter includes 1, Growth includes 3, and Business includes 10. Each chatbot can use a different template tailored to a specific page or use case. See our pricing page for full plan details.
Absolutely. You can update the system prompt, add or remove lead fields, and connect new integrations at any time. Changes take effect immediately. We recommend testing changes with a few sample conversations before making them permanent.
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Ruben is the founder of Boei, with 12+ years of experience in conversion optimization. Former IT consultant at Ernst & Young and Accenture, where he helped product teams at Shell, ING, Rabobank, Aegon, NN, and AirFrance/KLM optimize their digital experiences. Now building tools to help businesses convert more website visitors into customers.
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