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Illustrated team looking at an AI search bar with ranked answers, for the best AI search assistants in 2026
Guides

I tried the 7 best AI search assistants in 2026 to find one that actually works for a business

Tired of generic AI search engines that don't understand your business? I reviewed the 7 best AI search assistants in 2026 to see which ones can actually save you time and automate work. Here's my definitive guide.

Kenneth PanganKenneth PanganOct 12, 2026
I tested 8 top Glean alternatives in 2026-here’s what I found
Guides

I tested 8 top Glean alternatives in 2026-here’s what I found

Glean changed the enterprise search game, but its one-size-fits-all approach and high cost have teams looking for better options. I tested the top 8 Glean alternatives to find the best platforms for true knowledge automation.

Kenneth PanganKenneth PanganOct 12, 2026
Hand-drawn illustration of a support lead with a clipboard comparing three AI agent profile cards next to a stack of past tickets
Guides

How to choose an AI customer support agent in 2026: 7 checks before you buy

How to choose an AI customer support agent without trusting the demo: test it on your own past tickets, read the billing unit, and check what it can do.

Riellvriany IndriawanRiellvriany IndriawanOct 11, 2026
Hand-drawn illustration of a support lead sorting a pile of tickets into labelled trays while a small friendly robot helps
Guides

Hermes Agent for support ticket triage: a safe setup guide (2026)

Hermes Agent can tag, prioritize and route support tickets, but you build every piece yourself. Here's the intake, label check and write-back that hold up.

KiraKiraOct 11, 2026
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Zendesk AI

Hermes Agent for Zendesk: how to connect it safely (2026)

Hermes Agent for Zendesk works, but API tokens die on April 30, 2027 and the popular MCP server posts public comments by default. Here's the safe wiring.

Rama AdiRama AdiOct 11, 2026
Hand-drawn illustration of a support agent at a laptop handing a request card up to a manager, who stamps it with a green approval stamp
Guides

Customer support approval workflows: how to set up sign-off for refunds, exceptions and AI replies

Customer support approval workflows for refunds, credits, policy exceptions and AI-drafted replies: what Zendesk, Freshservice, Jira, Front, Gorgias and HubSpot offer natively, and how to supervise an AI teammate.

Riellvriany IndriawanRiellvriany IndriawanOct 11, 2026
Hand-drawn illustration of a support lead sorting a stream of tickets into three lanes for customer tier, plan and region, each feeding its own report chart
Guides

Support data segmentation: how to slice tickets by customer tier, plan and region

Support data segmentation across Zendesk, Gorgias, Help Scout, Front and Zoho Desk: where tier and plan data lives, how to get it onto tickets, and the plan gates.

KiraKiraOct 11, 2026
Hand-drawn hero banner in Microsoft blue: a developer points at a row of five option cards, the first one picked, next to the Microsoft logo
Trending

7 Microsoft-Decision-1 alternatives in 2026, compared on price and fit

The best Microsoft-Decision-1 alternatives in 2026: Jev, OpenAI's Decisions API, Cloudflare Clef-flash and Clef, Perplexity Decider, Rune and Strands Decider, compared on price, context, images and where they run.

Kurnia KharismaKurnia KharismaOct 11, 2026
Hand-drawn illustration of a support agent at a desk taking a call from a robot caller while a colleague talks to an AI assistant, with the Sierra logo on a green background
Trending

Sierra fleming-1: the model that tells you when an AI agent is calling

Sierra fleming-1 flags phone callers that are likely AI agents. Here is how it works, who can turn it on, what Sierra has not published, and what to do with a flagged call.

KiraKiraOct 11, 2026

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