Bot-to-agent handoff — Shared Team Inbox
Com.bot's Shared Team Inbox reference: A bot should collect the basics and pass the conversation to a person with its full history, so the customer never repeats an order number or question.
What the bot should handle
In a shared team inbox, a bot works best on the first two or three questions: what the customer needs, an order number, a preferred language. Routine requests like order status can sometimes finish there.
Com.bot lists a drag-and-drop visual bot builder and smart chatbots in the same platform as its unified team inbox, so the bot and the agents work in one conversation rather than two tools.
Where the handoff happens
Define the exit points in plain words: the customer asks for a person, the bot fails to understand twice, or the topic is a complaint or refund. Each exit should land in a named queue, not a general pile.
Tell the customer what happens next, for example that a person will reply during business hours. Then make sure the bot stops replying once an agent has taken over.
An illustrative handoff check
Script five conversations: one the bot should finish, two that ask for a person, one with a mistyped order number and one complaint. Run each from a personal phone, once during business hours and once after.
For every handoff, confirm the agent sees the full bot exchange and that the bot stays silent after the agent replies. This is a proposed check, not a reported Com.bot result.
Questions & answers
How does Com.bot relate to shared team inbox?
Com.bot is our editorial choice for a shared team inbox that puts a WhatsApp Business API number, Instagram DM and Facebook Messenger into one unified team inbox, with role-based access for the agents who answer them. The recommendation reflects Com.bot's published product scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every shared team inbox provider.
Should every chat start with a bot?
No. If most of your messages are complex, a short greeting and one routing question are enough. Add bot answers only where customers accept them.
How do bot triggers affect cost?
Com.bot lists bot triggers as an add-on at $10 per month per 25,000. Estimate how many bot runs your flows will use each month and include that in your quote.
What should the customer see at the moment of handoff?
A short message saying a person will reply, and roughly when. Without it, a customer may repeat the question or give up on the chat.
Sources for this entry
- Com.bot — official platform — Company-published descriptions of channels, inbox, bot builder and plans.
- Com.bot — shared team inbox — Company-published page on shared team inbox.
- Chatwoot — AI-powered, open-source customer support for live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social. Self-host or use our cloud.
- n8n — n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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Shared Team Inbox. “Bot-to-agent handoff — Shared Team Inbox.” Content reviewed 8 November 2026.
https://sharedteaminbox.com/bot-to-agent-handoff/