Talkdesk AI agents and Autopilot

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   AI Agent Evaluation for the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform began a progressive Preview rollout on 2026-05-08.

   Release Notes I Talkdesk AI Agent Platform · May 8, 2026 entry, AI Agent Evaluation [Preview] · Checked 2026-10-02
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   Configuring Autopilot Agentic includes a step that connects an Agentic Autopilot to an AI Agent Orchestration on the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform.

   Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Configuring Autopilot Agentic · Checked 2026-10-02
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   A digital session not terminated by Autopilot Agentic ends after 15 minutes without any message from the user.

   Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Autopilot Agentic Timeouts · Checked 2026-10-02
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   The Autopilot Agentic overview states that Autopilot Agentic can speak up to 4 languages simultaneously in the same session.disputed

   Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Autopilot Agentic Limits · Checked 2026-10-02
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   An incoming session enters a Talkdesk Studio flow, and when the Autopilot Studio component executes it triggers Autopilot Agentic, which responds according to instructions built on the AI Agent Platform.

   Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Autopilot Agentic: Overview, opening section describing the session flow · Checked 2026-10-02
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   A voice session not terminated by Autopilot Agentic ends after 1 minute without any message from the user.

   Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Autopilot Agentic Timeouts · Checked 2026-10-02
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   Talkdesk does not publish a list price or pricing unit for Autopilot, Copilot or the AI Agent Platform in the sources fetched; pricing appears to be quote-based.inferred

   Talkdesk Pricing · Talkdesk CXA section (absence of AI price) · Checked 2026-10-02
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   Talkdesk AI Trainer was renamed Talkdesk CXA Operations Center in the 2026-03-10 release.

   Release Notes | Talkdesk CXA Operations Center (formerly AI Trainer) · March 10, 2026 entry, product rename · Checked 2026-10-02
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   Autopilot Agentic became generally available to Talkdesk customers on 2025-07-31 for voice and digital channels.

   Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · July 31, 2025 entry, Autopilot Agentic · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Autopilot Agentic was first released on 2025-06-30 as a Preview for select customers.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · [Preview] June 30, 2025 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Talkdesk Autopilot Agentic is an enhancement to Talkdesk Autopilot that uses the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform to deliver AI Agent-powered conversational virtual agents.

    Autopilot Agentic: Overview · Autopilot Agentic: Overview, opening paragraph · Checked 2026-10-02
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    On 2026-02-23 Talkdesk announced the extension of agentic Autopilot to the email channel, alongside a code-free orchestration engine called Automation Flows.

    Talkdesk extends agentic AI with cross-system business workflow automation · Press release body, email channel and Automation Flows paragraphs · Checked 2026-10-02
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    When setting up an Autopilot in AI Launchpad, the customer can connect to Talkdesk or to a supported external AI (NLU) provider.

    Autopilot FAQ · FAQ: Can I connect to a Natural Language Understanding (NLU) provider? · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The earliest Autopilot release-note entry is dated May 14, 2021 and covers the first voice release of the product.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · May 14, 2021 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    To return data from Autopilot to Studio, the value is set in the Input to Studio field of the Escalation component and received in the Studio variable mapped to escalate_to.

    Autopilot: Sharing Data between Studio and Autopilot · Sending values from Autopilot to Studio flow · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The account administrator receives an account-specific installation link to enable the Autopilot application on Talkdesk Workspace, which lets supervisors monitor live and archived Autopilot sessions.

    Accessing Autopilot · Accessing Autopilot, installation section · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The Autopilot Agentic barge-in delay can be set to at most 20 seconds, intended for welcome messages that carry legal disclosures.

    Autopilot Agentic: Voice Settings · General Voice Settings > Barge-in · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The 2026-09-17 Connect to Autopilot updates are not applied automatically; without the upgrade, or with the Timeout exit unconfigured, timeouts follow the Success exit and autopilot_result data flows only on Escalation.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · September 17, 2026 entry, upgrade and backward-compatibility notes · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Contextual Turn Detection for AI Agents, released 2026-07-31, is in Preview for select customers only.

    Release Notes I Talkdesk AI Agent Platform · July 31, 2026 entry, Contextual Turn Detection [Preview] · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Copilot Agentic became generally available for Talkdesk Copilot on 2026-09-02, after a Preview for select customers from 2026-02-12.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Copilot · September 2, 2026 entry; February 12, 2026 [Preview] entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The Copilot Agentic Overview states that the Preview release does not support the email channel and does not include proactive recommendations, so agents must trigger Help me answer or type a request.

    Copilot Agentic: Overview · Copilot Agentic: Overview, Preview limitations and channels · Checked 2026-10-02
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    For digital interactions, Copilot presents recommendations on Talkdesk Chat and SMS only.

    Copilot: Overview · Copilot: Overview, digital interactions · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Talkdesk Copilot is the renamed Talkdesk Agent Assist; the release notes announce the rename in an April 4, 2024 entry.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Copilot · April 4, 2024 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Talkdesk Copilot is a purchased add-on; once bought it is available in the account without further installation and is opened from the Workspace Secondary Area panel.

    Copilot: Overview · Copilot: Overview, access section · Checked 2026-10-02
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    In Copilot, the live call transcription is only accessible to the agent until the agent receives the next call.

    Copilot: Overview · Copilot: Overview, transcription · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The AI Agent Platform builder has three core node types: the AI Agent node, the Conditions node and the Skills node.

    AI Agent Platform: Core Concepts · AI Agent Platform Core Nodes · Checked 2026-10-02
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    For intent models, CXA Operations Center supports Google Dialogflow (ES and CX), Talkdesk NLU and Amazon Lex.

    Talkdesk CXA Operations Center (formerly AI Trainer) FAQ: Overview · FAQ: model providers · Checked 2026-10-02
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    CXA Operations Center is preinstalled by default for all Talkdesk customers, with access managed through Admin > People across Generative AI, Intent Model and Speech to Text Model permission areas.

    Talkdesk CXA Operations Center (formerly AI Trainer) FAQ: Overview · FAQ: access and permissions · Checked 2026-10-02
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    An AI Agent can only dispatch a task to one of its direct child agents or return a response to its parent agent.

    AI Agent Platform: Core Concepts · AI Agent Platform Principles, Hierarchical communication · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Autopilot keypad input (DTMF) capture was released on 2026-05-28 as a Preview feature for select customers.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · May 28, 2026 entry, [Preview] Capture keypad input (DTMF) · Checked 2026-10-02
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    With Autopilot keypad (DTMF) capture, once the first digit is entered the contact has 10 seconds to press each subsequent digit or #.

    Autopilot Agentic: Voice Settings · General Voice Settings > Capture keypad input (DTMF) · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Upgrading the Connect to Autopilot Studio component renames the escalate_to variable to autopilot_result, which can carry data on Success or Timeout as well as Escalation.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · September 17, 2026 entry, autopilot_result · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Since 2025-09-18 contacts handled by Autopilot are categorised in the Explore Contacts report as Autopilot Abandoned, Autopilot Escalation or Autopilot Success.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · September 18, 2025 entry, Autopilot Contact type · Checked 2026-10-02
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    An AI Agent Platform orchestration supports at most 3 levels of AI Agent hierarchy.

    AI Agent Platform: Overview · AI Agent Platform Limits table, AI Agents hierarchy levels · Checked 2026-10-02
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    AI Agents on the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform connect to Talkdesk Knowledge Management to search for information used in answers.

    AI Agent Platform: Overview · Key Features, Knowledge Management · Checked 2026-10-02
36. 36
    Talkdesk documents the AI Agent life cycle as four stages: Create, Build, Orchestrate and Measure.

    AI Agent Platform: Life Cycle · AI Agent Platform: Life Cycle, stage list · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Since 2026-08-03 administrators can cap customer turns per AI Agent conversation at 1 to 50 customer messages, with a default of 20.

    Release Notes I Talkdesk AI Agent Platform · August 3, 2026 entry, Max Limit Count · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Each AI Agent on the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform can have at most 5 skills.

    AI Agent Platform: Overview · AI Agent Platform Limits table, Max. skills per agent · Checked 2026-10-02
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    An AI Agent Platform orchestration allows at most 10 AI Agents per hierarchy level.

    AI Agent Platform: Overview · AI Agent Platform Limits table, Max. agents per level · Checked 2026-10-02
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    An MCP server connection on the Talkdesk AI Agent Platform authenticates with either a bearer token or OAuth2 (client ID, client secret, token URL and scope).

    AI Agent Platform: Build - Skill (MCP) · MCP server configuration, authentication · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Model Context Protocol support for Talkdesk AI Agents became generally available on 2026-04-13, after a preview that began on 2026-02-02.

    Release Notes I Talkdesk AI Agent Platform · April 13, 2026 entry; February 2, 2026 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Talkdesk AI Agent MCP skills support only the Streamable HTTP transport to reach MCP servers.

    AI Agent Platform: Build - Skill (MCP) · Limitations; transport field · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Each MCP skill represents one remote tool executed by the customer-hosted MCP server, and MCP tools count toward the AI Agent tool limit.

    AI Agent Platform: Build - Skill (MCP) · How MCP skills work; Limitations · Checked 2026-10-02
44. 44
    Talkdesk documentation directs customers who want to start using the AI Agent Platform to contact their Talkdesk representative.

    AI Agent Platform: Create · Access to the AI Agent Platform App · Checked 2026-10-02
45. 45
    The Talkdesk AI Agent Platform became generally available on 2025-07-31 after a preview released on 2025-06-30.

    Release Notes I Talkdesk AI Agent Platform · July 31, 2025 entry, General Availability; June 30, 2025 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The Talkdesk AI Agent Platform is currently integrated with Talkdesk Autopilot (as Autopilot Agentic) and Talkdesk Copilot (as Copilot Agentic).

    AI Agent Platform: Overview · AI Agent Platform capabilities section · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The Talkdesk pricing page lists Autopilot and Copilot in a separate Talkdesk CXA section rather than as features of the per-seat plans, and directs buyers to contact sales for add-ons.

    Talkdesk Pricing · Talkdesk CXA section and plan cards · Checked 2026-10-02
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    To record Autopilot calls, a Record component is placed in the Studio flow before the Connect to Autopilot component, and recordings are played from the Activities app.

    Autopilot FAQ · FAQ: How do I record Autopilot's calls? · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The output of a skill is accessible only to the Action Agent that invoked it.

    AI Agent Platform: Core Concepts · AI Agent Platform Principles, Skill output isolation · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Talkdesk recommends passing multiple values from Studio to Autopilot as a JSON object converted to a string, then parsing it with a Function component in Automation Designer.

    Autopilot: Sharing Data between Studio and Autopilot · Sending values from Studio to Autopilot, multiple values · Checked 2026-10-02
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    From 2026-09-17 the Connect to Autopilot Voice and Connect to Autopilot Digital Studio components include a dedicated Timeout exit, for both intent-based and Agentic Autopilots.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · September 17, 2026 entry, Timeout exit on Studio components · Checked 2026-10-02
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    To pass a value from Studio to Autopilot, a variable is assigned to the Agents availability field of the Connect to autopilot component, and Automation Designer reads it through the businessHours system variable.

    Autopilot: Sharing Data between Studio and Autopilot · Sending values from Studio to Autopilot · Checked 2026-10-02
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    In an AI Agent orchestration only the top-level Supervisor agent interacts directly with the end user.

    AI Agent Platform: Core Concepts · AI Agent Platform Principles, Supervisor-only user communication · Checked 2026-10-02
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    In the documented Autopilot access process, Talkdesk creates the Autopilot and its conversation flow according to the customer's business needs, after which the Autopilot component is configured in Studio.

    Accessing Autopilot · Accessing Autopilot, process overview · Checked 2026-10-02
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    When the Connect to Autopilot component is upgraded, any existing variable mapping tied to escalate_to is lost and must be redone manually using autopilot_result.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · September 17, 2026 entry, autopilot_result note · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The Autopilot release notes carry an April 8, 2024 entry stating that Talkdesk Virtual Agent will be renamed Talkdesk Autopilot.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · April 8, 2024 entry · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Autopilot Agentic automatic language detection is limited to the languages the admin selects, up to a maximum of 5, and a voice-channel Autopilot can use up to 5 languages.disputed

    Autopilot Agentic: Voice Settings · Language Configuration > Automatic Language Detection · Checked 2026-10-02
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    The 2026-03-12 Advanced Voice Tuning release for Autopilot Agentic gives access to 27 languages.

    Release Notes | Talkdesk Autopilot · March 12, 2026 entry, Advanced Voice Tuning · Checked 2026-10-02
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    Autopilot Agentic offers three voice types: Natural, Neural and Neural HD.

    Autopilot Agentic: Voice Settings · Voice Types · Checked 2026-10-02

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WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Talkdesk AI agents and Autopilot. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/talkdesk-ai-agents

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  note   = {Verified 2026-10-02}
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