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Magic Recap uses AI to instantly distill conversations into clear, actionable summaries, saving your team time and ensuring nothing gets lost. With fully customizable templates, you can tailor Magic Recap to fit your workflows, from personalized CSAT reports to incident summaries: and much more.

What Can Magic Recap Do?

Magic Recap does more than just summarize conversations. It can generate customized insights, reports, and documentation tailored for IT service teams. You have the flexibility to define your own rules, ensuring it integrates seamlessly with your workflows. Recap Template Library

1. Getting Started with Magic Recap

1

Access the Magic Recap Settings

  • Log in to the Thread Admin Panel.
  • Open Assistive AI, then on the Recap card click Edit to open Recap settings.
2

Create or Edit a Recap Template

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  • To update an existing template, select it from the Use Template dropdown.
  • To create a new template, click New Template. Give your template a name and click Add.
  • Write your Recap Rules or AI-prompts to define how the summaries will be generated.
3

Save Your Template

Once satisfied, click Save to store your new or updated template.

2. Test Recap with the Emulator

To test your Recap rules, you can use the Test Recap Widget:
1

Access the Magic Recap Settings

  • Log in to the Thread Admin Panel.
  • Open Assistive AI, then on the Recap card click Edit to open Recap settings.
2

Use the Test Recap Widget

  • On the right-hand side, under Test Recap, select an existing thread
  • Click Generate Recap.
  • Magic AI will automatically create a recap of the thread.
  • Review the recap and make any necessary customizations.
If there are not enough notes in the thread, you may encounter an error. Try again with a thread that contains more notes.

3. Running Magic Recap

You have the option to run your Recap template either automatically through Flows or manually within Thread Inbox.

Run Magic Recap Automatically

To automatically generate a recap:
1

Turn Recap on

Open Thread Admin Panel → Assistive AI and switch the Recap card toggle to ON.
2

Open Manage access

On the Recap card, click Manage access to open Recap run conditions.
3

Set the trigger and access

Turn on Run on thread creation to recap threads as they arrive, then scope which threads it applies to by client, board, and source (include or exclude). Changes save automatically.For anything more specific (recapping only on escalation, on close, or on custom conditions) use Flows instead (see below).
Recap runs on the default template unless a Flow specifies a different one. Choose the template that should back automatic runs on the Recap settings page.

Specify in the Flows:

1

Set up a flow using the pre-built template

Set up a flow using the pre-built template:
2

Apply filters

Apply filters for the specific conditions under which the recap should trigger.
3

Add the Magic Recap Action

Add the Magic Recap Action:
  • Click Add Action → Actions → Magic → Generate Recap Template.
  • Select the desired Recap Template.
4

Save the flow

Click Save to finalize your flow.

Run Magic Recap Manually

To manually generate a recap:
1

Open a thread

Open a thread in Thread Inbox or Pods.
2

Generate the recap

Use the slash command /Magic → Generate Recap or click Actions → Magic → Generate Recap Template.

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