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Getting Started with KnowFlow: A Comprehensive Guide

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Md Shahzeb

Md Shahzeb

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Getting Started with KnowFlow: A Comprehensive Guide

Why KnowFlow?

KnowFlow replaces scattered runbooks with a single AI-ready knowledge layer. Whether you’re onboarding engineers, publishing release notes, or supporting enterprise customers, KnowFlow keeps every canonical answer synchronized across widgets, Slack/Discord bots, and internal search. This guide walks through the core steps—from workspace setup to analytics—so you can launch confidently within an afternoon.

1. Create your workspace

  1. Sign up at app.knowflow.in/register using your work email.
  2. Name your organization and invite collaborators (support, product, success, solutions engineering).
  3. Configure authentication by enabling SSO and setting role-based permissions. Admins manage connectors and guardrails; editors maintain sources; viewers consume analytics.

Tip: Map your workspace to how customers experience your product (e.g., Growth vs. Enterprise). Each workspace can run its own connectors, prompts, and analytics.

2. Connect canonical sources

KnowFlow ingests the docs you already trust:

  • GitHub/GitLab repos for Markdown, YAML, code samples, and changelogs.
  • CMS pages (Notion, Confluence, Webflow, Contentful) via API-based connectors.
  • OpenAPI/Swagger specs for endpoint documentation.
  • Uploads for PDFs, presentations, and enablement decks.

When you connect a source, KnowFlow auto-tags content by intent, audience, and product area. You can further refine tags or exclude sensitive sections. Schedule syncs (hourly, daily, weekly) so every release note and migration guide flows into the assistant without manual uploads.

3. Launch assistants across channels

With content curated, decide where answers should live:

  • Web widget – Drop the KnowFlow snippet on your docs site or in-product help menu. Customize colors, greetings, and triggers (page, segment, time-on-page).
  • Slack and Discord bots – Give customer success and developer relations instant access to the same knowledge base. Use channel-level permissions to expose internal-only content.
  • Playground + API – Prototype flows, share prompt experiments, and embed KnowFlow into your own UI via REST or GraphQL.

Define transparency rules (“You’re chatting with KnowFlow Assistant”), escalation macros, and premium routing so enterprise accounts always get the human-touch when needed.

4. Train and measure

KnowFlow constantly improves through usage:

  1. Review transcripts – Tag helpful responses, flag gaps, and push follow-up tasks to doc owners.
  2. Retrain on demand – Trigger re-indexing after big releases or policy changes.
  3. Monitor analytics – Track deflection, confidence, topics, and escalation reasons directly inside the dashboard. Combine with CSAT data to prove ROI.

Use the insights to prioritize docs, refine prompts, and mentor your support team. Every “I’m not sure” becomes a structured doc action item instead of a one-off fire drill.

Next steps

  • Explore the Docs quick start for connector-by-connector setup tips.
  • Join the KnowFlow community to compare playbooks with other SaaS teams.
  • Follow @knowflowai for release updates and template drops.

Conclusion

Launching KnowFlow is less about flipping on an AI bot and more about curating your best answers, enforcing guardrails, and closing the loop with analytics. Once your sources are connected, you’ll notice fewer repeat tickets, faster onboarding, and happier engineers. Sign up, import your docs, and ship your first AI-ready knowledge base today.

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