Listen

Type: input.

#What it does

1. Pauses this line of the workflow until the caller finishes speaking.
2. Saves their words under each name in input_variables, normally user_input. Values from the last turn are cleared first, so a step after Listen never reads an old answer.
3. Carries on with its next.

Most workflows have one Listen step that every turn comes back to. When the caller counts as “finished” is set on the flow: see Turn-taking.

#Settings

Everything goes in the step's parameters. In the editor, click the step to open its settings.

input_variables{ name: type }

In the editor: Save what they say as. The name later steps use to read the caller’s answer. Almost always “What the caller said”. Default: {"user_input":"str"}.

#Examples

1{
2  "type": "input",
3  "parameters": {
4    "input_variables": {
5      "user_input": "str"
6    }
7  },
8  "next": [
9    "think",
10    "transcription"
11  ]
12}

#Next steps

• Steps: all the other steps.
• Patterns: see it in a full workflow.