Improve assistant's behavior results

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You can improve the results of your Zapier Central assistant behaviors by refining the information you provide. This article offers some strategies to improve the results.

Improve the instructions

Behaviors work best when instructions are specific. Ensure you mention the following aspects in your instructions:

• Trigger: specify what event should trigger the assistant's behavior, and mention the app it should come from, if any. 
• Actions: if you have multiple actions, use bullet points or a numbered list to ensure they are clearly explained. 
  • Use app names when explaining actions, so the assistant can use the appropriate app.
• Data sources: if your assistant uses a data source, ensure you mention any specific part of it that it should use to complete the behavior.

Whenever you make changes to instructions, a trigger, or actions, you can test your behavior to ensure it works as expected by clicking the Test behavior button. 

Add data sources

Data sources are documents your assistant can use as a source of its replies. You can add multiple documents to ensure the assistant has all the information it needs. 

Give feedback on assistant messages

When you interact with the assistant, you can provide feedback for each of the assistant's replies.  

Click the thumbs up or thumbs down icons to give Zapier feedback about the assistant's performance. This helps the development team improve the product and ensure it meets your expectations.

Explore Zapier's app directory

Zapier provides access to thousands of apps that can be connected to your assistant. Visit the app directory to find apps that can help you automate your daily tasks. You can find other apps by looking at app categories, or by looking at the "Similar apps" section of an app-specific page.

Provide feedback and get help

Submit a feature request, provide feedback on existing features, or get help from the Zapier Central team. You can also discuss Central with other users on Zapier's Early Access Program Slack.