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Overview

The Interview Guide Builder uses AI to help you create comprehensive interview guides. The AI agent asks questions about your research goals, target audience, and context, then generates a structured guide with numbered questions organized into logical sections.

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How to create an interview guide

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Open Interview Guide Builder

Navigate to Interview Guide in the sidebar (available to admins) or go to /space/agent.
Interview Guide Builder page showing the AI chat interface with empty state and suggestion buttons
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Start creating a guide

You can start in two ways:
  • Click the suggestion button: Click “Create Interview Guide” button in the empty state
  • Type a message: Type a message asking to create an interview guide (e.g., “Help me create a guide for depth interviews”)
The AI will start asking questions about your research.
You can also ask questions about Aseed features, workflows, and best practices using the “Ask About Service” suggestion button.
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Answer questions

Respond to the AI’s questions about:
  • Research goals (discovery, validation, usability testing, etc.)
  • Target audience (existing customers, prospects, churned users, etc.)
  • Context (product, service, or problem you’re researching)
  • Interview format (video call, phone, in-person, async)
  • Duration (15min, 30min, 45min, 60min)
  • Additional context or constraints
Interview Guide Builder showing AI conversation with questions and user answers, including mode selector and skip button
Tips for answering questions:
  • Choose your reasoning mode: Use the mode selector in the input area to switch between Fast (2 tokens) and Thinking (5 tokens) modes. Fast mode is suitable for most cases, while Thinking mode provides deeper analysis for complex scenarios.
  • Skip questions if needed: If you don’t know the answer to a question, click the Skip button. The AI will ask alternative questions to gather the information it needs.
  • Long messages are automatically collapsed: If your message is longer than 500 characters, it will be collapsed with a “Show more” button. Click to expand and see the full message.
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Review and confirm

After the AI gathers enough information, it will show a summary and ask for confirmation. Review the plan and choose to generate the guide, continue with more questions, or cancel.
Interview Guide Builder showing summary and confirmation dialog
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View the generated guide

Once generated, you’ll see:
  1. Preview card in chat - A card showing the first few lines of the guide with a View button
  2. Full guide panel - Click View to open the complete guide in a panel on the right side
The guide includes:
  • Research overview and objectives
  • Numbered questions organized into logical sections
  • Follow-up questions for deeper exploration
  • Researcher recommendations
  • Preparation checklist
Interview Guide Builder showing the generated guide preview card and full panel with Save button
After generating the guide, the AI may suggest creating a Research Context Brief. This helps structure your research goals and hypotheses. You can accept the suggestion or continue with the guide.
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Save the guide to your project

Use the Save button in the guide panel to:
  • Download as Markdown - Save the guide as a .md file with automatic filename formatting
  • Copy to clipboard - Copy the guide text for pasting elsewhere
  • Save to project - Select a project from the dropdown to attach the guide directly to that project’s Interview Guide field
Save dropdown menu showing Download, Copy options and project list with badges
When you save the guide to a project, it automatically populates the Interview Guide field in that project’s Research Context section. If the project already has a guide, you’ll be asked to confirm overwriting it.
Projects with existing guides show a “Has guide” badge. Projects without guides show “No guide” badge. This helps you see which projects already have interview guides.

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How it works

The AI agent uses natural language processing to:
  • Ask contextual questions in your language
  • Adapt the conversation based on your answers
  • Determine when enough information has been collected
  • Generate a structured guide with numbered questions

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Token usage and cost

The AI Agent uses tokens for each assistant message. You can choose between two reasoning modes:

Fast mode

Cost: 2 tokens per assistant messageUse Fast mode for quick responses and standard guide generation. This mode provides fast, efficient answers suitable for most use cases.

Thinking mode

Cost: 5 tokens per assistant messageUse Thinking mode for more complex research scenarios that require deeper analysis and reasoning. This mode provides more thorough responses and better handles nuanced requirements.
Tips for working with the AI Agent:
  • Switch modes anytime: You can switch between Fast and Thinking modes at any time during the conversation using the mode selector in the input area. Choose Fast mode for speed and efficiency, or Thinking mode when you need more comprehensive analysis. Tokens are only charged for assistant messages, not for your questions or input.
  • Modify generated guides: You can ask the AI to modify the guide after it’s generated. For example, request a shorter version, add specific topics, or change the style.
Example: If the AI asks 10 questions and you answer each one, that’s 10 assistant responses. In Fast mode, this costs 20 tokens (10 × 2). In Thinking mode, this costs 50 tokens (10 × 5). Your questions don’t cost tokens.
For more details about token usage and costs, see Token usage.

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Best practices

Be specific about your research goals. The more context you provide, the better the guide will be tailored to your needs.
If you don’t know the answer to a question, click the Skip button on the question card. The AI will ask alternative questions to gather the information it needs. Skipping is useful when:
  • You haven’t decided on a particular aspect yet
  • The question doesn’t apply to your research
  • You want to provide that information later
Select Fast mode (2 tokens) for quick responses and standard guide generation. Use Thinking mode (5 tokens) when you need deeper analysis for complex research scenarios. You can switch modes at any time during the conversation using the mode selector in the input area.
If you have existing research materials, documentation, or notes, you can provide them in your first message. The AI will analyze the materials and extract information, asking only follow-up questions about missing or unclear details. This can save time compared to answering questions one by one.
After generating a guide, use the Save button in the guide panel to save it directly to a project. This automatically populates the Interview Guide field in that project’s Research Context section, eliminating the need to copy and paste manually.
You can ask the AI to modify the guide after it’s generated. For example:
  • “Make the guide shorter”
  • “Add questions about pricing”
  • “Focus more on user pain points”
  • “Change the style to be more conversational”
The AI will update the guide based on your requirements.
Generated guides follow a structured format:
  • Introduction Section: Research overview and objectives
  • Question Blocks: Organized into logical subsections (e.g., Opening, Main Questions, Follow-up, Closing)
  • Researcher Recommendations: Tips and things to watch for
  • Preparation Checklist: What to prepare before interviews
Questions are numbered and include optional follow-up questions for deeper exploration.

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Force specific tool calls

You can force the AI Agent to use a specific tool for your request. This ensures your message is processed with the right context and capabilities.
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Select an action

You can select an action in two ways:Option 1: Use the action button
  • Click the + button in the input toolbar
  • Select an action from the dropdown menu:
    • Research Context: Force the AI to create research briefs
    • Interview Guide: Force the AI to generate interview guides
    • Documentation: Force the AI to answer questions about Aseed service
Option 2: Use slash commands
  • Type / in the message input
  • A menu appears with the same action options
  • Select an action to apply it to your message
The selected action appears as a badge next to the input. You can remove it by clicking the badge.
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Send your message

Type your message and send it. The AI will process your request using the selected tool, ensuring the response is tailored to that specific function.
Forcing the Interview Guide tool is especially useful when you want to ensure your guide request is processed with the guide generation capabilities, even if the AI might interpret your message differently.
When an action is selected, messages are marked with a badge indicating which tool is being used (e.g., “Context Builder”, “Guide Builder”, “Documentation”).

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Ask questions about Aseed

The AI Agent can answer questions about Aseed features, workflows, and best practices. Click “Ask About Service” in the empty state or ask questions like:
  • “How do I create a project?”
  • “What report types does Aseed support?”
  • “How does batch generation work?”
  • “What is the difference between Q&A and General reports?”
You can also force documentation mode by selecting the Documentation action before asking your question. This ensures the AI uses the documentation tool to provide accurate, up-to-date answers. Messages with documentation answers are marked with a “Documentation” tag to indicate they’re based on Aseed documentation.