Getting Started
Welcome to MindPal! In this guide you’ll build two AI tools from your own expertise: an assistant that answers your clients the way you would, shared as a chatbot, and a workflow that turns a client’s request into a proposal, shared as a form. It takes about 20 minutes.
Before you start
- A MindPal account (sign up at app.mindpal.space). Your workspace is created when you sign up.
- A few files from your work: your FAQ or help pages, a programme or offer description, a short note on how you write. These are what make your AI tools answer like you.
Build your first agent
Put your material in Knowledge
Click Assets and then Knowledge in the sidebar, and add your files: drop them on the page, or use Add to upload files, import web pages or write a document. Give longer files a short description of what’s in them. This is what makes your AI tools answer like you rather than like any AI.
Create the agent
- Click Agents in the sidebar, then New and New agent.
- You can describe what you want and let MindPal build it (Generate instantly, or Chat with AI to build to shape it together), pick a template, or start blank.
- For this guide, click Start blank instead. The agent’s settings open: name it “Client assistant”.
Tell it who it is and how to answer
In the System prompt tab, write who the agent is, who it talks to, and how its answers should look. For example:
You answer questions from my coaching clients about my programmes,
prices and policies. Be warm and direct, and keep answers short.
If the answer isn't in my files, say so and suggest booking a call.The quality meter under the box tells you when the instructions are too thin to work well.
Give it your material
Open the Knowledge tab, click Add and pick the files this agent needs. Keep a short “how I write” document on Always and the longer material on On demand. See Knowledge for how agents use your files.
Choose a language model
In the Language model tab, pick the model that powers the agent. Each one shows how many AI credits a reply costs, and Recommended marks good choices.
Start with a recommended, low-cost model and move up only if the answers need it. You can change the model any time.
Click Create. Later changes are saved with Update agent.
Test it like a client would
Click Chat and ask something only your files can answer, the way a client would ask it: “What’s included in the 12-week programme, and can I pay in instalments?” Check that the answer is right and sounds like you. If it isn’t, the fix is usually in the agent’s instructions or its Knowledge; see Test it with a real question.
Share it as a chatbot
Click Publish in the agent. MindPal creates a chatbot powered by this agent: give it a name and a welcome message, choose how it looks and who can use it, and publish it to get a link you can share or embed on your website. Your chatbots are listed under Agents, in the Chatbots tab. See Chatbots.
Build your first workflow
A workflow runs several steps in order, such as collecting a request and then drafting a document from it.
Create the workflow
- Click Workflows in the sidebar, then New and New workflow.
- As with agents, you can describe it and let MindPal build it, pick a template, or start blank.
- For this guide, click Start blank instead, name it “Client proposal”, and click Create.
Collect the client’s request
Start with a Human Input step: it’s the form people fill in. If the canvas doesn’t have one yet, click New at the bottom and add it. Add a few fields, such as:
- Client name
- What they need
- Budget
Draft the proposal with an agent
- Click New and add an Agent step after the input.
- Under Agent, pick your Client assistant, or leave it empty for a general agent.
- Under Task, say what to do, and type
@to insert the fields from the input step:
Write a proposal for @Client name, who needs @What they need,
within a budget of @Budget.- Under Knowledge for this step, add your proposal template, so this step follows it.
The workflow saves as you go.
Test it
Click Test, fill in the form with a realistic request, and watch each step run. Check the proposal follows your template and sounds like you.
Share it as a form
Click Publish and choose Publish as AI-powered form. You get a link to share or code to embed on your website, and you can set who can use it and how often. See Forms.
Next Steps
Now that you’ve created your first agent and workflow, explore these features:
Enhance Your Agents
- Give Agents Knowledge - Ground answers in your documents, methods and voice
- Add Tools - Let agents search the web, make things and act in your apps
- Add Sub-agents - Create hierarchical agent structures
Build Advanced Workflows
- Workflow Variables - Pass data between steps
- Loop Node - Process multiple items
- Router Node - Add conditional branching
- Orchestrator-Worker Node - Coordinate multiple agents
Share and Monetize
- Publish Chatbots - Share agents publicly
- Publish Workflows as Forms - Create public workflow tools
- Add Payment Nodes - Monetize your workflows
Integrate with Your Systems
- Public API - Trigger workflows programmatically
- Schedule Triggers - Run workflows automatically
- Connect Apps and Services - Connect Gmail, Notion, Zapier, Make, your own API and more
Getting Help
- Documentation: You’re reading it! Use the sidebar to explore topics
- Video Tutorials: Visit our YouTube Channel
- Community: Join our Facebook Group
- Support: Email support@mindpal.io