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Lime Connect

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Velocity6.3

Lime Connect adds time-based workflow triggers and interactive UI elements for its AI Agent, deepening its bet on AI-augmented customer communication.

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◆Current state
Lime Connect is a customer communication platform combining a messaging hub (website chat, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger) with an AI layer (Connect AI Agents and Copilot). The product has been expanding its AI capabilities steadily: AI Agents now trigger Workflows, Copilot can edit contact and conversation details, and the Agent can display interactive calendar elements in website chats. The Message Center received a table view refactor for contact sections, and read-only data fields prevent accidental operator edits.
◆Where it's heading
The most significant capability evolution over the last several months is the integration between AI Agents and the Workflow system. First AI Agents could trigger Workflows, then Workflows gained time-based triggers (schedule-based, contact field conditions like birthdays), and now interactive UI elements (calendar pickers) let the AI Agent collect structured input from contacts. This builds toward an AI Agent that can handle complex, multi-step customer interactions with conditional logic — not just Q&A. Voice Agents are also gaining parity with the text-based agent (time-based triggers apply to both).
◆Prediction
The interactive UI elements (calendar picker is first) are early in their development; expect more input types (dropdowns, forms) in subsequent releases. The time-based workflow triggers with contact field conditions suggest Canix is building toward lifecycle automation — automated messages tied to contract renewals, subscription anniversaries, or onboarding milestones.

◆Recent moves

  1. 9d ago

    Lime Connect: Copilot can edit contact details, Message Center contact table view refactored

    Copilot can now edit contact and conversation details (setting topics, updating fields) in addition to drafting messages, expanding its role from a writing assistant to an operational co-pilot. The table view refactor for the contact section in Message Center brings consistency improvements that will span the product as more modules adopt the pattern.

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  2. 27d ago

    Lime Connect adds time-based workflow triggers and interactive AI Agent UI elements

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    Time-based Workflow triggers with contact-field conditions (including birthdays and custom date fields) transform Lime Connect from a reactive messaging platform into one that can initiate contact proactively based on time. Combined with interactive UI elements for AI Agents (calendar picker in beta), this release makes the AI Agent capable of structured, multi-turn appointment and scheduling workflows.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Lime Connect: AI Execution History filters, AI Agent thought-process leak patched

    Two targeted fixes: operator and contact rating filters added to AI Execution History for better debugging, and a patch preventing the AI Agent from leaking internal reasoning steps in responses. The thought-process fix is a correctness issue with visible user impact — customers would have seen model reasoning text mixed into answers.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Lime Connect: Workflow node delays and timeouts, AI knowledge base visibility improvements

    Workflow node delays and timeouts add time-gating to individual workflow steps, enabling patterns like 'wait 24 hours before sending a follow-up' without external schedulers. The website next-sync timestamp and improved built-in search prompt are operational improvements that reduce the guesswork in knowledge base management.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Lime Connect: Dynamic Workflow routing, WhatsApp template default placeholders

    Dynamic operator and group routing in Workflows (routing target from a variable rather than hardcoded) is a meaningful flexibility improvement for teams with variable staffing or skills-based routing needs. WhatsApp template default placeholder values reduce per-send setup time for high-frequency template campaigns.

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  6. 3mo ago

    Lime Connect: Dynamic website crawl support, SSO role scoping, SCIM beta

    Dynamically loaded website crawling for knowledge sources addresses a real gap — many SaaS documentation sites render content via JavaScript and were previously not crawlable by Lime Connect's knowledge base. The SSO role-scoping and SCIM beta additions are enterprise-grade account management features that reduce the friction for larger organizations adopting Connect AI.

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