AI Chatbot for Middleman Sites
Plenty of Middleman sites are marketing sites built years ago that still do their job. One line in the layout adds an assistant without reopening the Gemfile or the build.
Try it on your own site for free
Enter your Middleman site URL and see how an AI assistant would answer visitors
See It In Action
For marketing sites and documentation built with Middleman
No Gemfile Changes
Middleman builds are Ruby, and Ruby dependency updates on an older project are rarely a pleasant afternoon. Nothing here touches the Gemfile, the bundle or the build.
One Line in the Layout
Add the tag to your layout before the closing body tag and every generated page carries it. No extension, no helper, no config change.
Modernises a Site Without Rebuilding It
A site that still converts does not need replatforming to answer visitors properly. This is the cheapest available improvement to what visitors experience.
Answers Product and Pricing Questions
The specifics a marketing page leaves out: limits, integrations, whether something suits a particular case. Answered in the moment rather than in an email.
Thirty-Six Languages
Detected per visitor, without touching your i18n setup or generated paths.
Have any questions? Try our AI chatbot right now
Ask it anything - it is live on this page
Built for Middleman Merchants
A layout edit. Bundler is never invoked.
Gemfile Untouched
No bundle update, no version resolution, no risk to an older build.
Layout Line Only
No extension or helper, and removal is deleting the line.
Improves an Old Site Cheaply
Better answers without a rebuild or redesign.
Handles the Specific Questions
The details a page deliberately omits get answered on request.
36 Languages
Chosen from the visitor’s message automatically.
No Invented Claims
It answers from your pages, which protects the marketing message.
Simple Middleman Integration
One line in the layout covers the site. Nothing enters the Gemfile.
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Open an account and copy the line
Register, hand over the site address so the pages get indexed, then take the line from the dashboard.
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Open your layout file
Add the tag before the closing body tag in the layout your pages use.
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middleman build, then publish
Your existing command and your existing deploy. Nothing else moves.
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Configuration lives off-repo
Register, rules, uploaded references and widget colours are all handled in the dashboard.
Sign up free and get your personalised snippet instantly - paste it once and the widget is live
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Start free and scale as you grow. No hidden fees, no long-term contracts.
- 100 messages per month Maximum number of messages the AI can send
- Up to 1 website Maximum number of websites under one account
- Up to 50 crawled pages Maximum pages you can crawl and add to knowledge base
- Up to 1,000,000 characters Total amount of characters in your knowledge base across all your websites.
- 1 seat Number of team members who can access the dashboard
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- 2,500 messages per month Maximum number of messages the AI can send
- Up to 2 websites Maximum number of websites under one account
- Up to 250 crawled pages Maximum pages you can crawl and add to knowledge base
- Up to 3,000,000 characters Total amount of characters in your knowledge base across all your websites.
- 2 seats Number of team members who can access the dashboard
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Review chat logs
Access and review all conversations from your chatbot
- Smarter AI model You can enable a smarter AI model for better replies
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Chat analytics
See analytics and insights from your chat conversations
- Localization Translate your widget to 32 languages
- Enable thinking You can enable thinking for more thoughtful AI responses
- Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, Zapier Connect your AI chatbot to Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, and 6,000+ apps via Zapier
- REST API Build custom integrations with our REST API
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Leads
Collect emails and phone numbers from visitors with optional input fields
- Custom notice Display disclaimers or consent notices above the chat input with markdown link support
- Standard support Standard email support with faster response times
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- 15,000 messages per month Maximum number of messages the AI can send
- Up to 3 websites Maximum number of websites under one account
- Up to 1,000 crawled pages Maximum pages you can crawl and add to knowledge base
- Up to 15,000,000 characters Total amount of characters in your knowledge base across all your websites.
- 3 seats Number of team members who can access the dashboard
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Review chat logs
Access and review all conversations from your chatbot
- Smarter AI model You can enable a smarter AI model for better replies
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Chat analytics
See analytics and insights from your chat conversations
- Localization Translate your widget to 32 languages
- Enable thinking You can enable thinking for more thoughtful AI responses
- Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, Zapier Connect your AI chatbot to Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, and 6,000+ apps via Zapier
- REST API Build custom integrations with our REST API
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Leads
Collect emails and phone numbers from visitors with optional input fields
- Custom notice Display disclaimers or consent notices above the chat input with markdown link support
- Standard support Standard email support with faster response times
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Real-Time Data Feed
AI can read real-time data (availability, status, products, etc.) during the conversation
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- Knowledge gaps AI analyzes conversations to identify where it lacked knowledge
- Daily report You can receive daily email summaries of your chat conversations
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Add images
Add images that the AI can display in chat conversations
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Product cards
Add product cards that the AI can show to customers during chat
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User context
Pass user-specific information (order status, account status, renewal date, etc.) to the AI so it can use it during the conversation
- Custom tools Let the AI call your own API endpoints during a conversation to fetch live, request-specific data — order status, stock, tracking, account lookups, and more
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Image vision
Users can upload images in chat for troubleshooting, bug reports, or when they need visual help
- Speech to text Let visitors send voice messages that are automatically transcribed to text
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Live monitoring
Watch all chat conversations in real-time as they happen on your website
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Human takeover
Take control of any conversation and chat directly with visitors when needed
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AI Notifications
Get email alerts when AI detects specific scenarios you define (bug reports, sales opportunities, etc.)
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Escalation
Get notified when visitors request to speak with a human and join the chat directly
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Bookings
Let visitors book appointments directly through the chat widget with calendar integration
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Embeds
Embed external tools like Calendly, forms, or maps directly in chat responses
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Support Tickets
AI can create support tickets during conversations for issues that need human follow-up
- Transcript download Allow visitors to download their chat conversation as a text file
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- 50,000 messages per month Maximum number of messages the AI can send
- Up to 20 websites Maximum number of websites under one account
- Up to 5,000 crawled pages Maximum pages you can crawl and add to knowledge base
- Up to 100,000,000 characters Total amount of characters in your knowledge base across all your websites.
- 10 seats Number of team members who can access the dashboard
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Review chat logs
Access and review all conversations from your chatbot
- Smarter AI model You can enable a smarter AI model for better replies
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Chat analytics
See analytics and insights from your chat conversations
- Localization Translate your widget to 32 languages
- Enable thinking You can enable thinking for more thoughtful AI responses
- Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, Zapier Connect your AI chatbot to Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Discord, and 6,000+ apps via Zapier
- REST API Build custom integrations with our REST API
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Leads
Collect emails and phone numbers from visitors with optional input fields
- Custom notice Display disclaimers or consent notices above the chat input with markdown link support
- Priority support Priority email support with faster response times
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Real-Time Data Feed
AI can read real-time data (availability, status, products, etc.) during the conversation
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Real-Time Data Feed Max
Connect large product catalogs (up to ~25,000 items) using intelligent search with live data
- Knowledge gaps AI analyzes conversations to identify where it lacked knowledge
- Daily report You can receive daily email summaries of your chat conversations
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Add images
Add images that the AI can display in chat conversations
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Product cards
Add product cards that the AI can show to customers during chat
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User context (higher limits)
Pass user-specific information (order status, account status, renewal date, etc.) to the AI so it can use it during the conversation
- Custom tools Let the AI call your own API endpoints during a conversation to fetch live, request-specific data — order status, stock, tracking, account lookups, and more
- Image vision Users can upload images in chat for troubleshooting, bug reports, or when they need visual help
- Speech to text Let visitors send voice messages that are automatically transcribed to text
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Live monitoring
Watch all chat conversations in real-time as they happen on your website
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Human takeover
Take control of any conversation and chat directly with visitors when needed
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AI Notifications
Get email alerts when AI detects specific scenarios you define (bug reports, sales opportunities, etc.)
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Escalation
Get notified when visitors request to speak with a human and join the chat directly
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Bookings
Let visitors book appointments directly through the chat widget with calendar integration
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Embeds
Embed external tools like Calendly, forms, or maps directly in chat responses
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Support Tickets
AI can create support tickets during conversations for issues that need human follow-up
- Transcript download Allow visitors to download their chat conversation as a text file
- Link tracking parameters Automatically add tracking parameters (like utm_source) to the links your chatbot shares, so you can see in your analytics how much traffic and how many sales it drives
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Remove branding
Remove all Asyntai branding and make the chat widget fully yours
- Reseller-friendly Also great for agencies — give each client their own white-label dashboard branded as you, not us.
- SSO Single Sign-On authentication for your team using SAML or OAuth providers
- Reply suggestions Generate professional email replies using your AI knowledge base
- Translation Widget Let visitors translate your website into 40+ languages with AI-powered translations
- Retention policy Automatically delete chat conversations after a set number of days, with the option to delete captured leads too
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Why Middleman Users Choose Asyntai
Start free with 100 messages, upgrade as traffic grows
No Project Required
An improvement that costs a line rather than a rebuild, which suits a site in maintenance.
No Risk to an Old Build
Ruby dependencies stay exactly as they are, which matters on a project nobody wants to touch.
Converts More Visitors
Questions answered on the page instead of lost to a contact form.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Middleman users ask first
What an AI Assistant Adds to an Older Static Site
Working Sites Get Left Alone, Correctly
A marketing site built five years ago that still generates leads is not a problem to be solved. Rebuilding it risks the thing that works in exchange for a nicer codebase.
The sensible improvements are the ones that change what visitors experience without touching the build. Answering their questions is the clearest example.
Ruby Builds Age Unpredictably
Anyone who has returned to an old Ruby project knows the routine: the bundle no longer installs, a native extension fails, an afternoon disappears.
Nothing here enters that environment. The build you can still run stays the build you can still run.
Marketing Pages Deliberately Omit Detail
Good landing copy leaves things out. That is a feature until a visitor needs the omitted detail to make a decision and there is nowhere to ask.
Handling those questions in chat keeps the page focused while still converting the visitor who needed one more fact.
Contact Forms Are a Poor Substitute
A form asks the visitor to commit before they know enough. Most will not, so the question goes unasked and the visit ends quietly.
Answering first and collecting details second inverts that, which produces both more answers and better enquiries.
Reversible Changes Survive Review
On a site nobody wants to break, any change has to be obviously safe. A one-line diff in a layout is about as reviewable as it gets.
It also means the decision can be reversed instantly if the conversations turn out not to be useful.
Ready to Improve an Old Site Without Rebuilding It?
Start free with 100 messages and add one line to your layout.