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New in 14.5.0: AI Agent. You can now change AI Search settings from a chat in the TYPO3 backend, using the AI agent from AI Foundation (T3AF): click Ask AI Agent in the backend top bar. See the T3AF AI Agent docs · Learn how to start

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Extension Banner AI Search gives your website a search box that answers questions. Visitors type a question in their own words and get a short, clear answer from your own website content, with links to the pages it comes from. Use it when visitors struggle to find information with a normal search, for example on large websites, help pages or product catalogues.

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Key Features

  • Ask in normal words – visitors type a question, not just keywords.
  • Answers from your content – the AI only uses the pages, PDFs and texts you choose.
  • Follow-up questions – visitors can keep asking, like in a chat (Chatbot Mode).
  • Feedback – visitors rate answers with thumbs up or down.
  • Listen to answers – answers can be read aloud (Voiceover).
  • Example questions – clickable questions in the search box.
  • Works with your current search – can also show AI answers in ke_search, indexed_search or Solr.

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Feature overview

Everything AI Search can do, and where to read more. In the TYPO3 backend you find AI Search under AI Universe → AI Chatbot/Search. Add and train your content
  • Data sources – choose the content the AI may use (pages, sitemap, PDFs, questions and answers, text).
  • Source groups – choose which content is used on which page.
  • Training and Scheduler – the AI learns your content automatically in the background.
  • Training Center – see what was learned and fix failed items.
  • Dashboard – everything at a glance.
Set up the search Measure and control
AI Search and AI Chatbot share the same backend module. Content you train once is used by both. The connection to your AI provider is set up in AI Foundation.
Coming from an older version? Some settings have moved. See Upgrading? Where your old settings moved

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System Requirements

  • TYPO3 v13.4 or v14.3 (from version 14.5.0)
  • PHP 8.2 – 8.5
  • AI Foundation (ns_t3af) 2.0.5 or newer
Running TYPO3 v12? Stay on AI Search 14.4.0. It keeps receiving bugfixes and security updates. What else you need These are installed for you with Composer. Without Composer, install them from the T3Planet Shop or the Extension Manager.
  • AI Foundation (ns_t3af) – connects TYPO3 to your AI provider.
  • AI Chatbot/Search base (ns_t3cs) – the shared backend module.
  • License Manager (ns_license) – activates your license.
  • Scheduler – TYPO3’s tool for background tasks; it runs the training.
See also: AI Foundation installation.

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TYPO3 v13 and v14

From version 14.5.0, AI Search supports only TYPO3 v14 and v13 (13.4 LTS, 14.3 or newer). TYPO3 v12 is no longer supported; stay on 14.4.0 if you still run TYPO3 v12. Only some menu names differ: on TYPO3 v14, Admin Tools is called System, the site configuration is under Sites → Setup, and the page module is Content → Layout. On v13 and v14 you can load the settings with a site set or static templates. See Installation, Step 5.