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Configure AI Chat Assistant

Quick Setup

The chat assistant is now fully integrated and ready to use! Follow these steps to enable Azure OpenAI:

Option 1: Using Environment Variables (Recommended)

Set these environment variables before running the application:

export AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT="https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/"
export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Option 2: Update appsettings.json

Edit appsettings.json or appsettings.Development.json:

{
  "AzureOpenAI": {
    "Endpoint": "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
    "ApiKey": "your-api-key-here",
    "DeploymentName": "gpt-4",
    "MaxTokens": 800,
    "Temperature": 0.7
  }
}

Getting Azure OpenAI Credentials

  1. Go to Azure Portal
  2. Navigate to your Azure OpenAI resource
  3. Click on "Keys and Endpoint"
  4. Copy:
    • Endpoint: https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/
    • Key: One of the two keys provided

Deployment Name

Make sure your deployment name matches the model you deployed in Azure OpenAI:

  • gpt-4 (recommended)
  • gpt-4-turbo
  • gpt-35-turbo

Features

✅ Intelligent Product Search: Ask about products, prices, and categories ✅ Real-time Responses: Powered by Azure OpenAI GPT-4 ✅ Context-Aware: Remembers conversation history ✅ Helpful Suggestions: Quick-start buttons for common queries ✅ Product Knowledge: Has access to your entire product catalog ✅ Floating UI: Non-intrusive popup interface

Example Queries

  • "Show me laptops under £1000"
  • "What products do you have in the Electronics category?"
  • "Tell me about your best-selling items"
  • "I need a phone with good camera quality"
  • "What's the price of [product name]?"

Testing Without Azure OpenAI

If Azure OpenAI is not configured, the chat will display a friendly error message asking you to configure it. The application will continue to work normally for all other features.

Troubleshooting

Error: "Failed to connect"

  • Check your Azure OpenAI endpoint URL
  • Verify your API key is correct
  • Ensure the deployment name matches your Azure OpenAI deployment

No response from chat

  • Check browser console for errors (F12)
  • Verify the /api/chat endpoint is accessible
  • Check application logs for detailed error messages