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Customer Support Chatbot with LangChain

Build an AI customer support chatbot that searches your FAQ knowledge base and answers questions accurately — with working LangChain code.

chatbotcustomer supportFAQknowledge base

Working Code

LangChain
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_core.tools import tool
@tool
def search_faq(query: str) -> str:
"""Search the FAQ knowledge base for relevant answers."""
results = faq_store.similarity_search(query, k=3)
return "\n\n".join(
f"Q: {r.metadata['question']}\nA: {r.page_content}"
for r in results
)
model = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o")
model_with_tools = model.bind_tools([search_faq])
response = model_with_tools.invoke([
("system", "You are a helpful customer support agent. Use search_faq to find answers from the knowledge base before responding. Always cite the source FAQ."),
("user", "How do I reset my password?"),
])

Step by Step

1

Install dependencies

Install LangChain and the required tools for this use case.

2

Define your tools

Create the domain-specific tool functions your agent will use to interact with external services.

3

Create the agent and run

Initialize the LangChain agent with your tools, set the system prompt, and execute a query.

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