Set up your brand’s AI replies
AI replies are set up in Automations → AI replies. First you write the brand’s general reply manual; then you choose which posts it answers on, which comments it replies to and at what autonomy level.
1. Write the manual
The general reply manual is the text the AI checks before answering. The more specific it is, the better the replies. A post can also have its own manual, which takes priority over the general one.
- What you sell or do, with prices if you share them publicly.
- Links, hours and contact options.
- How you talk: formal or casual, reply length, whether you use emojis.
- What it must not do: promise discounts, give medical advice, argue.
2. Choose where it answers
Turn replies on post by post, or use Autopilot, which applies the rules to every post of the brand, including new ones.
3. Choose what it answers and how much it decides
- Filter: every comment, only questions, only emojis and congratulations, or everything except emoji-only comments.
- Permissive: answers almost everything.
- High coverage: answers a lot, more carefully.
- Balanced: only when the manual backs it.
- Strict review: keeps everything as a draft.
4. Direct messages
For Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp direct messages there’s the Message bot, under Automations. It’s turned on per account and can also send on its own or leave drafts, greet first-time contacts and show conversation starters.
Frequently asked questions
Before you start
Where do I see the AI drafts?
In the Inbox, next to each comment or conversation. Approve, edit or discard them from there.
Can I pause all automations?
Yes. A manual pause freezes everything that runs on its own; it lifts by itself after 30 minutes, or earlier if you remove it.
How long can the manual be?
Up to 60,000 characters, enough for a business’s catalog and FAQ.
Keep reading
- AI replies to social media commentsPilotControl’s AI answers comments and messages with your brand manual, on its own or as drafts. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp.
- How to auto-reply to Instagram commentsHow to reply to Instagram comments automatically without sounding like a bot: what to answer, what to review by hand and how to set it up with AI.
- Comment-to-DM automationWhen someone comments a keyword on Instagram or Facebook, PilotControl sends them a direct message and a follow-up. Follower filter on Instagram.