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Building a conversational shopping assistant? The Conversational Agent can power it, from chat to search.

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A shopping conversation

Here’s what a typical session looks like.
1

Shopper asks for products

Shopper: I need waterproof hiking boots for day hikes, under $200
What happens: Channel3 creates a new conversation (conv_123…), searches the catalog, and streams back:
  • A short assistant reply (“Let me pull up some options…”)
  • Product cards with titles, images, prices, and buy links
2

Shopper refines

Shopper: in brown instead
What happens: You send only the new message plus the saved conv_123… ID. Channel3 remembers the conversation, and runs a new search for brown options.
3

Shopper asks about what's on screen

Shopper: Which of those is better for wide feet?
What happens: The assistant compares the products already in the conversation — no new catalog search. It may highlight one of the cards already shown.
4

Page refresh

The shopper comes back. Fetch the saved conversation to reload the full message history — user messages and assistant replies with product cards — and rebuild your chat UI.

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Build it

See the Conversational Agent quickstart for minting a client token, streaming events, and how to render product cards in your UI.