VVicky Lalwani17h ago · 7 min readBuilding a lead capture chatbot with tool permissionsTL;DR A lead capture chatbot should talk, qualify and write to your CRM only inside hard limits you set in code. The model proposes a tool call. Your app decides whether that call is allowed, asks a hvickylalwani.hashnode.dev
SSushil Barwal1d ago · 6 min readBuilding an AI chatbot for Australian users: privacy decisions to make in the codeIf you build a website chatbot for an Australian business, most of the privacy work isn't legal paperwork. It's a set of engineering decisions: what the bot asks for, where the transcript goes, which dzimark.hashnode.dev
MMemorySync2d ago · 6 min readn8n WhatsApp AI agent memory: which Session ID to use (and the one that merges every user)Updated 2026-10-29. Symptom: you connect Simple Memory to an AI Agent behind a WhatsApp Trigger and the memory node fails with No session ID found ... Expected to find the session ID in an input fieldmemorysync.hashnode.dev
RRobert BreenOct 23 · 7 min readChatbase: Where the Embed Code Actually Goes on a Small-Business Site (Widget Script vs Iframe)Disclosure: Chatbase is a third-party product. The Chatbase sign-up link below is my affiliate link. This is my own write-up, not an official Chatbase guide. Most small businesses answer the same twenstepthrough.hashnode.dev
TThomas ConwayOct 23 · 5 min readStore memories as statements, not instructions: how my assistant's user memory resists prompt injectionDisclosure: I'm Thomas Conway, and I built cognira, the assistant described here. This is a shortened write-up of the original post on the cognira blog. cognira is an AI assistant you can teach thingsthomasconway.hashnode.dev
SSushil BarwalOct 23 · 4 min readRAG chatbots that can act: an engineering checklist for adding agent tools safelyRetrieval-augmented generation (RAG) makes an AI model answer from your own information. When someone asks a question, the system first searches your documents for the relevant passages, and the modeldzimark.hashnode.dev
MManoj SethiOct 20 · 18 min readWhy your RAG chatbot ignores the rules you gave itYour support bot has one rule: never promise a refund. A customer asks for a refund. The bot promises one. The rule was in the knowledge base the whole time - it just was not in the part the model wasmanojsethi.hashnode.dev
FFonzOct 20 · 8 min readAI Agent vs Chatbot Security: 3 Real Incidents That Show Why the Difference MattersA chatbot talks. An AI agent acts. That distinction changes the security problem. A chatbot can produce a wrong answer or reveal information in its response. An agent may also search private systems, aiza-hextyx.hashnode.dev
AAsfaq LeeonOct 20 · 5 min readHow I Built a Real-Time AI Chatbot for Bangladeshi Motorcyclists Using Gemini 3.8 and Server-Sent EventsAs generative AI transforms modern web applications, static request-and-response paradigms are quickly becoming obsolete. Today’s users expect fluid, streaming interfaces reminiscent of ChatGPT—where leeonscoding.hashnode.dev
SSushil BarwalOct 20 · 7 min readAI chatbot checklist for small businesses: what to plan before you launchAn AI chatbot can answer common questions at any hour, take enquiries while your team is busy and point visitors to the right page. It can also give wrong answers with complete confidence, collect perdzimark.hashnode.dev
