Creating AI-generated Smartflows

What is a Smartflow?

AI Smartflows transform the way you create Flows in Userflow. Instead of manually building each step, you can simply navigate through your app while the AI observes and learns. With Smartflows, you can seamlessly develop thorough, refined flows that incorporate contextual content, appropriate UI patterns, and rich media, significantly reducing the time required to build them. It tracks your actions and quickly generates tailored onboarding flows that match your defined purpose. Smartflow adjusts to your actions, aligns with your desired objectives, and compiles a complete flow, saving you time and effort.

Smartflows are perfect for:

• Quick onboarding setup for new features or products.

• Feature adoption campaigns to boost engagement with underutilized functionality.

• Flow inspiration when you need AI-powered suggestions for effective user guidance.

Key Smartflow Benefits

• Build flows in minutes, not hours: Navigate through your product naturally while AI captures every interaction and automatically generates the right steps.

• Get professional content instantly: AI generates contextual copy, selects optimal UI patterns (tooltips, modals, speech bubbles), and adds rich media where needed.

• Anyone can create flows: No technical expertise required. If you can click through your product, you can create a polished onboarding flow.

Creating a Smartflow

1. Select Flows from the sidebar, then click Create flow.
   

2. Select Smartflow Creator, enter a name for your Smartflow, and describe the purpose.
   
   

   Your purpose statement is important!

   The purpose statement tells the AI system what the flow does and why users need it. It directly impacts the quality of the flow. Learn more about what makes a great purpose statement and how to make yours a success: Writing effective purpose statements.

3. Click Create flow with Smartflow AI.

4. Enter the URL where the flow capture should start and click Start click-through. Next, you will record the process that should be captured in the flow.
   

5. Click through the steps in your app to record the flow. You will see the step count recorded at the bottom of the screen. When you’re finished, click Done. Learn more about using the Smartflow creation bar below.
   

6. The Smartflow will display a status message while it creates your flow. You can leave this page while it generates to do other things. Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered—we’ll email you to confirm when it’s complete.
   

7. Review the details and preview your AI-generated Smartflow to ensure it captured the details as you intended. You can edit the text and steps as you would any other flow.

   Tip

   Do you want to improve the text or change the length or tone? Use AI Rephrase   to improve the text or change the tone and length.

   

8. Publish your flow when ready.

Using the Smartflow creation bar

When you activate Smartflow recording mode, use the Smartflow creation bar to choose options.