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Support handoff

Support handoff

Support handoff lets the agent escalate a conversation to your support team when it reaches its limits: the user asks for a person, an issue can’t be resolved, or sentiment turns frustrated. The handoff carries a one-line summary of the problem so it arrives with context.

This is distinct from embedding the agent in your product. For that, see Setup & embed.

The agent offers a handoff when:

  • The user explicitly asks for a human.
  • An issue can’t be resolved from Knowledge or actions.
  • Sentiment turns frustrated.
ModeWhat happensDestinationsCode
ForwardFoldspace sends the summary and context to your support channel and someone picks it up there. Asynchronous.Email mailbox, HubSpot ticket, WebhookNone — server-side, Offer support handoff ON
Live handoffThe agent opens your support widget seeded with the summary and steps aside; the user keeps talking in the same session.Intercom, Zendesk, or any custom support agentFront-end support_handoff handler, Offer support handoff OFF

Any support product with a JavaScript widget can be a live destination — Intercom and Zendesk are walked through in full, and the same pattern works for a custom one.

Email is the simplest and the usual starting point: turn one toggle on, point it at an address, done. See Email handoff.

Email is a Foldspace core tool — no code. Escalation runs server-side: turn Offer support handoff ON in Style & behavior → Data Access & Handoff, and configure the Email integration with a destination address. Foldspace sends the summary and context from there; there is nothing to implement in your front end.

In-app handoff to Intercom or Zendesk is code, and the toggle stays OFF. You register a support_handoff action handler in your front end; it opens the Intercom Messenger or the Zendesk widget seeded with the agent’s one-line summary, and the user continues the conversation there. Leave Offer support handoff OFF so escalation runs through your action rather than the built-in ticket channel.

For Intercom and Zendesk it’s one path or the other. Use the in-app path where you staff live chat, and email where you work asynchronously. The toggle follows from that choice: ON for email, OFF for the in-app code path.

Turn Offer support handoff ON, point the Email destination at an address, and test. Full walkthrough, including how to choose the address: Email handoff.

In-app handoff to Intercom or Zendesk (code)

Section titled “In-app handoff to Intercom or Zendesk (code)”
  1. Leave Offer support handoff OFF in Style & behavior → Data Access & Handoff.

  2. Create the support_handoff action so the agent knows when to escalate.

  3. Add the action handler in your front end (Intercom handoff · Zendesk handoff).

  4. Test a conversation that should escalate and confirm the Messenger or widget opens with the summary.