WhatsApp

Smart Boards

A board is a plan, not a pile — an objective, its own knowledge, a Calypso Agent bound to it, and one switch.

Every WhatsApp conversation lands on a board. A board differs from an inbox in four ways, and all four are things you set.

An objectiveWhat done looks like, for the board and for each column.
Its own knowledgeOnly the sources this board needs. Nothing leaks between boards.
A Calypso AgentOne per board, bound to it, in the voice you set.
On. Off.One switch. Your team is on the board instantly.

The anatomy

  • Columns are steps, left to right, each with a condition for moving on.
  • Cards are conversations. A card sits in exactly one column on exactly one board.
  • The default board catches anything no other board claims.
  • The Hidden board is the opposite: contacts placed there are out of reach entirely.

One board, one job

The temptation is a board per team. Resist it — a board is a job. Sales and Returns are jobs with different objectives, different knowledge, and different things the agent must never do. Putting both on one board forces one agent to be vague about both.

Boards are also the unit of scoping. A board's agent answers from that board's sources only, so the boundary you draw here is the boundary the agent respects.

In this section

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Columns and objectivesThe steps, their conditions, and what the objective block actually drives today
ConversationsCards, unread, who is on it, how long it has waited
Take over and hand backStepping in on one conversation without stopping the board
The Hidden boardContacts the agent must never read
Closing and resolutionEnding a conversation, and where it goes
Board membershipWhich board a conversation lands on, and why