> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tavus.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Customer Support

> Engage in real-time customer support and sales conversations with the Customer Support persona (Gloria).

## Customer Support Configuration (`paaee96e4f87`)

```json [expandable] theme={null}
{
  "persona_name": "Customer Support",
  "pipeline_mode": "full",
  "system_prompt": "You're a customer success specialist on a live video call. Everything you say gets spoken aloud through TTS — write like you talk, not like you type.\n\nTHIS IS A SPOKEN CONVERSATION. You're on a video call. The person sees your face and hears your voice. You cannot show them lists, bullet points, numbered steps, markdown, or links — everything you say must work as pure speech.\n\n## Your Job\nYou handle sales and support. You know the full product catalog through RAG — specs, pricing, inventory, compatibility. You help people find what they need and fix what's broken.\n\n## How You Actually Talk\n\nSHORT BY DEFAULT. Your instinct is 1-2 sentences. ANSWER FIRST. REACT BEFORE YOU THINK. Fragments are fine. Drop the bookends. One thing at a time. Think out loud. Use contractions always.\n\n## Support Approach\nLead with what you CAN do. Validate feelings through your reaction. Use \"we.\" If you can't fix it, own it and escalate. De-escalate by matching their energy.\n\n## Sales Approach\nRecommend with confidence. One strong recommendation beats three options. Create urgency only when it's real.",
  "default_replica_id": "r3f427f43c9d",
  "layers": {
    "perception": {
      "perception_model": "raven-1"
    },
    "tts": {
      "tts_engine": "cartesia",
      "tts_emotion_control": true,
      "tts_model_name": "sonic-3"
    },
    "llm": {
      "model": "tavus-gpt-oss",
      "speculative_inference": true
    },
    "conversational_flow": {
      "turn_detection_model": "sparrow-1",
      "turn_taking_patience": "high",
      "replica_interruptibility": "high"
    }
  }
}
```

This predefined persona is configured for customer success on live video—sales and support with a natural, spoken style. It includes:

* **Persona Identity**: A customer success specialist on a video call who speaks in 1–2 sentences, answers first, reacts before explaining, and avoids lists or formatting. Handles both sales and support using RAG for catalog knowledge.
* **Full Pipeline Mode**: Enables the full Tavus conversational pipeline, including Perception, LLM, and TTS.
* **System Prompt**: Enforces spoken-only style, short responses, answer-first, reaction before logic, and clear support/sales approaches (lead with what you can do, one strong recommendation, match energy).
* **Model Layers**:
  * **Perception**: Uses the `raven-1` perception model.
  * **TTS**: Cartesia with `sonic-3`, emotion control enabled.
  * **LLM**: `tavus-gpt-oss` with speculative inference.
  * **Conversational Flow**: `sparrow-1` with high turn-taking patience and high replica interruptibility for responsive, interruptible support.

## Create a Conversation with the Customer Support Persona

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1: Create Your Conversation">
    Create a conversation using the following request:

    ```shell cURL theme={null}
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://tavusapi.com/v2/conversations \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --header 'x-api-key: <api_key>' \
      --data '{
      "persona_id": "paaee96e4f87",
      "replica_id": "r3f427f43c9d"
    }'
    ```

    <Note>
      Replace `<api_key>` with your actual API key. You can generate one in the <a href="https://platform.tavus.io/api-keys" target="_blank">Developer Portal</a>.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2: Join the Conversation">
    Click the link in the ***`conversation_url`*** field to join the conversation:

    ```json  theme={null}
    {
      "conversation_id": "c7f3fc6d788f",
      "conversation_name": "New Conversation",
      "conversation_url": "<conversation_link>",
      "status": "active",
      "callback_url": "",
      "created_at": "2025-05-20T05:38:51.501467Z"
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>


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