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ROLE TEMPLATE

Every new patient, user, or candidate gets a seamless first experience.

First impressions compound. A patient with a smooth intake is likelier to show up and follow through. A SaaS user who reaches their "aha moment" in the first session converts at 3x the rate. A candidate with a responsive experience is likelier to accept and refer. Onboarding is where lifetime value is won or lost.

ACTIVATION FLOW
01
Collect
Guided flow adapts to responses
02
Trigger
Verification, activation, checks — on time
03
Guide
Contextual help toward first value
04
Hand off
Human on anxiety, confusion, or stall
3x
activation lift (SaaS)
Drop-off
detected & flagged
THE ROLE

It knows when to hand off — the moment connection matters most.

Routine mechanics are automated so humans focus on reassurance, judgment, and relationships.

The Onboarding Agent orchestrates the entire first-touch experience. It collects required information through guided flows that adapt to the individual's responses. It triggers the right downstream actions (insurance verification, feature activation, reference check initiation) at the right time. It provides contextual guidance that helps new users, patients, or candidates get oriented quickly without requiring a human to walk them through every step.

Critically, the Onboarding Agent knows when to hand off. A patient who expresses anxiety during intake gets routed to a human who can provide reassurance. A SaaS user who is stuck on a technical step gets connected to support. A candidate who has questions about compensation gets escalated to the recruiter. The agent handles the routine mechanics so that humans can focus on the moments where personal connection matters most.

Adaptive
flows per response
Timed
downstream triggers
Human
handoff on signal

Core capabilities

01

Orchestrates multi-step onboarding flows that adapt based on individual responses and profile data.

02

Collects and validates required information through conversational interfaces across web, mobile, and messaging channels.

03

Triggers downstream actions (verification, activation, notifications) at the right stage of the onboarding journey.

04

Provides contextual guidance and educational content tailored to the individual’s role, needs, or goals.

05

Tracks onboarding completion rates and identifies drop-off points for continuous flow optimization.

06

Sends timely follow-ups to individuals who stall during onboarding, with escalation to humans for persistent cases.

What this agent doesn't do

These stay with your human team, by design.

Escalates individuals who express confusion, frustration, or emotional distress to a human for personal support.

Does not make eligibility determinations, clinical assessments, or hiring decisions — collects data and routes it to qualified humans.

Will not skip required compliance steps (consent, verification, identity checks) regardless of user requests.

Cannot override rejection or ineligibility decisions made by upstream systems or human reviewers.

How this role differs by industry

INDUSTRYWHAT IT DOES
Healthcare

Welcome guides new patients through digital registration, insurance card upload, medical history collection, and consent forms. It adapts the flow based on appointment type (new patient vs. returning, physical vs. mental health) and triggers insurance verification and referral confirmation in parallel so everything is ready before the patient arrives.

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SaaS

Guide runs personalized onboarding sequences for new trial users based on their actual in-product behavior. Users who create a project but do not invite teammates get a collaboration prompt. Users who connect an integration but do not build an automation get a tailored walkthrough. Guide increases trial-to-paid conversion by 3.2x compared to unguided onboarding.

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Recruitment

Ava manages candidate communication throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle: personalized application acknowledgments within minutes, interview prep materials, status updates during radio silence, offer-letter coordination, and post-placement check-ins. She also handles the initial candidate registration flow, collecting CVs, preferences, and availability for the recruiter database.

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Common integrations

The Onboarding Agent connects to the intake and activation tools you already run.

Web Forms / Typeform
Reads from
EHR/CRM/ATS
Writes to
Identity Verification APIs
Reads from
Email/SMS Gateway
Writes to
In-App Messaging SDK
Reads & writes
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