Script and AI instructions

Each slide carries two text fields that shape what the agent does when it lands on the slide: a script and AI instructions. The Slide inspector exposes both.

Script — what the agent says

The script is the literal (or guidance) text the agent speaks when the slide becomes active. Two modes:

• Exact — the agent speaks this text verbatim. Best when the wording is critical (legal disclaimers, brand-specific phrasing, scripted demos).
• Guidance — the agent uses this as a directive ("convey this") and improvises the actual wording in its own voice. Best for natural-sounding demos.

Pick the mode with the pills at the top of the script panel. Default: guidance.

Welcome to Acme Furniture. I'm Marlow, here to help you find your couch.

Greet warmly with the company name. Mention you're the assistant and ask what brings them in today.

AI instructions — how the agent should behave

The AI instructions field is a separate directive the agent picks up before it speaks. It doesn't change what the agent says (that's the script's job) — it changes how.

Use cases:

• Tone shifts — "Use a more formal tone here. This is the legal section."
• Knowledge boundaries — "If they ask about pricing on this slide, redirect to slide 4."
• Action triggers — "Listen for the visitor mentioning their budget; if they do, call the qualify_lead tool."
• Visitor-state awareness — "If the visitor identified as a returning customer in slide 1, skip the intro paragraph."

Listen for product preferences (color, size, style). Repeat them back to confirm.
If the visitor mentions their budget, call the `qualify_lead` tool with the amount.
Don't offer pricing on this slide — that's slide 4.

The agent receives both the script (or guidance) and the AI instructions as part of its slide-level prompt. They compose: the script tells the agent what to say, the instructions tell it how to think.

Voice override

Below the script panel, the inspector lets you pick a per-slide voice override. Useful for multi-character scenarios (different personas for different sections of a deck). Default: the deck-wide voice configured at the agent level.

Speaker notes

A separate textarea for internal notes — things you want to remember as an author but the agent never sees. Equivalent to PowerPoint's speaker notes. Stored on the slide; not surfaced to the visitor or the agent.

How quizzes interact with scripts

When a visitor answers a quiz, the agent receives the answer as a structured event. Wire your AI instructions to react:

This slide has a quiz: "Which is more important to you — speed or quality?"
- If the visitor picks "speed": jump to slide 5 (express tier) and skip slide 4.
- If the visitor picks "quality": take them through slide 4 (premium tier) in detail.
- If they pick both (multi-select): give a balanced summary of both tiers.

The agent reads this directive and adjusts. Combined with Button → goto_slide for explicit jumps, you get a branching narrative without writing per-slide JS.

Schema reference

Read next

• Avatar dock — pair script changes with avatar position changes
• Quiz — the structured event the AI instructions react to
• Button → agent_intent — let visitors jump-start specific agent behavior