AI Assistant Chat - CometChat Docs

Overview

CometChatAIAssistantChat is a composite component that assembles the message header, message list, and message composer to provide an AI agent chat experience. It supports streaming responses, quick starter suggestions, “New Chat” to reset context, and a chat history sidebar.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        // Replace with your assistant UID
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    return(
        <>
            <CometChatAIAssistantChat user={agent} />
        </>
    ); 
}

A CometChat.User (the AI agent) is required to start the assistant chat.

Actions

Actions control how a component behaves. You can hook into the following callbacks:

1. onBackButtonClicked

Called when the header back button is clicked (visible when showBackButton is true).

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    const handleBack = () => {
        // your custom action
    };

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat
            user={agent}
            showBackButton={true}
            onBackButtonClicked={handleBack}
        />
    ); 
}

2. onCloseButtonClicked

Called when the header close button is clicked (visible when showCloseButton is true).

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    const handleClose = () => {
        // your custom action
    };

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat 
            user={agent} 
            showCloseButton={true} 
            onCloseButtonClicked={handleClose} 
        />
    );
}

3. onSendButtonClick

Called when the composer send button is clicked.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    const handleSendButton = () => {
        // your custom action
    };

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat 
            user={agent}
            onSendButtonClick={handleSendButton} 
        />
    );
}

4. onError

Listen to errors from the underlying header, list, or composer.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";
export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    const handleError = (error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
        // your error handling
    };

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat 
            user={agent} 
            onError={handleError} 
        />
    );
}

Customization

To fit your app’s design requirements, you can customize the appearance of the Assistant Chat component. We provide exposed properties that allow you to modify the experience and behavior according to your specific needs.

Style

You can set the css of the Assistant Chat Component to customize the styling.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo = () => {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <div className="cometchat-assistant-chat__wrapper">
            <CometChatAIAssistantChat user={agent} />
        </div>
    );
}

Functionality

These props tailor the experience. Most message options (copy/edit/delete/react, receipts, date separators, etc.) are disabled by default for assistant chats.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo = () => {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    // Example: Set streaming speed to 30 characters per second
    // and show close button
    // You can also customize suggestions, empty state, etc.
    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat
            user={agent}
            showCloseButton={true}
            setStreamingSpeed={30}
        />
    )
}

Property	Description	Example
`user`	Required `CometChat.User` representing the AI agent.	`user={agent}`
`streamingSpeed`	Characters-per-second speed for streaming replies. Default `30`.	`streamingSpeed={50}`
`suggestedMessages`	Array of quick prompts for the empty state.	`suggestedMessages=["Help", "Summarize"]`
`hideSuggestedMessages`	Hide the suggestions section.	`hideSuggestedMessages={true}`
`hideNewChat`	Hide the New Chat button in header.	`hideNewChat={true}`
`hideChatHistory`	Hide the History button/sidebar.	`hideChatHistory={true}`
`showBackButton`	Show back button in header.	`showBackButton`
`showCloseButton`	Show close button in header.	`showCloseButton`
`onBackButtonClicked`	Back button handler.	`onBackButtonClicked={() => {}}`
`onCloseButtonClicked`	Close button handler.	`onCloseButtonClicked={() => {}}`
`onSendButtonClick`	Send button handler.	`onSendButtonClick={() => {}}`
`onError`	Error handler.	`onError={handleError}`
`emptyView`	Custom empty state for the list.	`emptyView={<Empty/>}`
`loadingView`	Custom loading view.	`loadingView={<Loading/>}`
`errorView`	Custom error view.	`errorView={<Error/>}`
`emptyChatGreetingView`	Custom empty title (default uses metadata.greetingMessage or user name).	`emptyChatGreetingView={<h3/>}`
`emptyChatIntroMessageView`	Custom empty subtitle (default uses metadata.introductoryMessage).	`emptyChatIntroMessageView={<p/>}`
`emptyChatImageView`	Custom empty image.	`emptyChatImageView={<img/>}`
`aiAssistantTools`	Provide tool/function handlers for the assistant.	`aiAssistantTools={tools}`

Advanced

Header Views

Customize header sections using the following props: headerItemView, headerTitleView, headerSubtitleView, headerLeadingView, headerTrailingView, and headerAuxiliaryButtonView. These customizations are done in the similar way as the Message Header component.

The header’s “New Chat” and “History” buttons are built-in. You can override them by providing a custom headerAuxiliaryButtonView.

Assistant Tools

Pass an instance of CometChatAIAssistantTools to enable tool/function calls during assistant replies.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";
import { CometChatAIAssistantTools } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo = () => {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    const tools = new CometChatAIAssistantTools({
        getCurrentWeather: ({ location }: { location: string }) => {
            // call your backend or a public API
            console.log("Fetching weather for", location);
        },
        createTicket: ({ title }: { title: string }) => {
            // open your internal ticketing flow
            console.log("Create ticket:", title);
        },
    });

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat user={agent} aiAssistantTools={tools} />
    );

Empty Chat Image View

Provide a custom image for the empty state using emptyChatImageView.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat
            user={agent}
            emptyChatImageView={<img src={"ICON_URL"} height={60} width={60} />}
        />
    );
}

Empty Chat Greeting View

Override the empty state greeting message view using the emptyChatGreetingView prop.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat
            user={agent}
            emptyChatGreetingView={
                <div className="cometchat-ai-assistant-chat__empty-chat-greeting">
                    <span className="plan-name">Free Plan</span> .
                    <span className="upgrade-button">Upgrade</span>
                </div>
            }
        />
    );
}

Empty Chat Intro Message View

You can override the empty chat intro message view using the emptyChatIntroMessageView prop.

import React from "react";
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript";
import { CometChatAIAssistantChat } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react";

export function AIAssistantChatDemo() {
    const [agent, setAgent] = React.useState<CometChat.User>();

    React.useEffect(() => {
        CometChat.getUser("assistant_uid").then((u) => setAgent(u));
    }, []);

    if (!agent) return null;

    return (
        <CometChatAIAssistantChat
            user={agent}
            emptyChatIntroMessageView={
                <div className="cometchat-ai-assistant-chat__empty-chat-intro">
                    Hey, nice to see you What’s new?
                </div>
            }
        />
    );
}

​Overview

​Actions

1. onBackButtonClicked

2. onCloseButtonClicked

3. onSendButtonClick

4. onError

​Customization

​Style

​Functionality

​Advanced

​Header Views

​Assistant Tools

​Empty Chat Image View

​Empty Chat Greeting View

​Empty Chat Intro Message View

Overview

Actions

Customization

Style

Functionality

Advanced

Header Views

Assistant Tools

Empty Chat Image View

Empty Chat Greeting View

Empty Chat Intro Message View