create guided flows

go to your aside dashboard, select your workspace, then click the flows tab. you'll see a list of all flows — active, draft, and archived. if this is your first time, it'll be empty.

click new flow and give it a descriptive name. names are internal only — users never see them. use something that makes the intent obvious, like new user onboarding or billing upgrade prompt . you can also add an internal note to remind yourself why you built it.

the trigger decides when the flow runs. pick the one that matches your intent.

each step has three fields. the agent reads instruction aloud. detection is how aside knows the user completed this step (e.g. page:/settings means "navigated to /settings"). when timeout seconds pass without detection, the agent re-prompts automatically.

{
  "instruction": "let's set up your first workspace. click the settings icon in the top-right.",
  "detection": "page:/settings",
  "timeout": 30
}

new flows start in draft mode. when you're ready, toggle the flow to active. the next session that matches your trigger will run it immediately — no deploy required. you can pause or archive a flow at any time without affecting active sessions already in progress.

open an incognito tab (for first_visit triggers) or navigate to the matching url (for url_match ) and click the aside widget. the agent should greet you and begin guiding through step 1 of your flow automatically. if it doesn't fire, check that the flow is active and the trigger condition is met.