Summary
The Playground allows you to test your web AI agent before deploying it to your website. You can preview how the agent responds, validate its instructions, and experience the widget's interface exactly as your visitors will see it. This helps you identify and fix issues before going live.
Instructions
Use the Playground to evaluate your web AI agent in a realistic environment. The Playground is designed to closely match the actual web experience, making it easier to test agent behavior, responses, and user interactions before deployment.
Preview your AI agent before deployment
The Playground provides a fully integrated testing environment for your web AI agent.
How to use playground
The Playground is available under Build My Agent when creating a new AI agent.
Use the Playground to test, refine, and preview your agent before deployment.
In the Playground, you can:
Test the behavior and responses of your text agent
Test voice interactions with your voice agent
Update agent instructions using Astra Vibe to adjust agent behavior
Preview changes in real time while refining your agent
Customize the agent's appearance using available branding options
Review the overall user experience before deploying the agent
This allows you to verify that your AI agent behaves as expected and provides the desired customer experience.
Note: You can use the Astra Playground to test and validate the behavior of both your text agent and voice agent before deployment.
Improved testing experience
The Playground is designed specifically for web agents, providing a more accurate testing environment.
Benefits include:
A realistic preview of the live web widget experience
More reliable testing of agent responses
Better visibility into how users will interact with the widget
Easier validation of agent configurations and instructions
Streamlined interface
The Playground includes an updated interface optimized for web widget testing.
This streamlined experience makes it easier to:
Configure your AI agent
Test different conversation scenarios
Review agent responses
Validate changes before deployment
Consistent visual experience
The Playground includes visual improvements that help maintain a consistent appearance across testing and deployment environments.
These improvements include:
Optimized default backgrounds
Improved screenshot fallback handling
Better visual consistency between the Build Demo page and the Playground
As a result, the agent preview more closely reflects the experience users will see when interacting with your deployed web widget.