GoldenRetriever AI Chat
AI knowledge engine for very large WordPress sites with hundreds or thousands of pages. Turns high volume content and blogs into findable answers, with no hallucinations and grounded only in your own content. 100% private, your content is never used to train AI models. Five-minute set-up. Automatic ingestion. Bring your own Anthropic key (pro version available for other major models, embedding, and for fuzzy search). Your content already has the answers You’ve spent years writing posts, pages, FAQs and policies. Most visitors never read them — they scan for a few seconds, don’t spot what they came for, and leave, straight past the answer you already wrote. GoldenRetriever AI Chat fixes that. When a visitor asks a question, it finds the relevant passages in your own content and answers from those — instantly, in plain language, and it shows which of your pages the answer came from. The answer was already buried in your site; the plugin fetches it. There’s no knowledge base to rebuild, nothing to retrain, no copying and pasting your content into a separate tool. And because every answer is drawn only from your own published content, the advisor stays grounded in what you actually said — it isn’t inventing facts or pulling from the open web. That retrieve-then-answer method is the same principle behind today’s most reliable AI assistants: find the right source first, then answer from it. Built for non-technical site owners. Five-minute setup from “install” to “ask my first question.” Native WordPress UI, Gutenberg block, classic shortcode, sensible defaults for every option, and a built-in Test Chat panel so you can sanity-check the advisor before any visitor sees it. Features in this free release Streaming Claude chat — Server-Sent Events flow tokens to the visitor as Claude generates them. Encrypted BYO API key — Your Anthropic key is encrypted with AES-256-GCM at rest, tied to your WordPress salts. Only the last four characters are ever shown in the UI; the plaintext is never echoed back. Three placements — site-wide floating bubble, Gutenberg GoldenRetriever AI Chat block, or [grchat_chat] shortcode; inherits your theme’s colours and fonts automatically. Theme-inheriting widget — picks up --wp--preset--color--primary and your body font where the theme exposes them; falls back to a neutral palette. Site-grounded answers from your own content — posts and pages (including shortcode and page-builder output) are rendered and indexed, so the advisor retrieves the relevant passages from your site before it answers. Incremental updates on save — the index updates automatically when you publish or update a post; no manual re-index needed for routine changes. Resumable “Reindex all content” job — a one-click full reindex with a live progress bar; safe to stop and restart at any time. URL and file knowledge sources — administrators can add a public URL (SSRF-guarded via wp_safe_remote_get()) or upload .txt / .md files to extend the knowledge base. Configurable maximum response length — cap token usage per reply to control cost. Signed-token + rate-limited public chat endpoint — the anonymous front-end chat endpoint is protected by a short-lived signed request token; per-IP and global rate limits (both filterable) stop abusive traffic. Advanced prompt editing with reset — edit the system prompt in the admin, inject important links (booking URL, contact page, support email) automatically into every conversation, and reset to the shipped default with one click. Important links injection — the advisor automatically weaves your booking URL, contact page, and support email address into answers; no manual prompt editing required. Email me this chat — visitors can email themselves the conversation transcript from inside the widget. Consent-aware: the visitor’s email is stored in your site’s own database only when they opt in (not sent to any external service). Administrators can view captured leads in wp-admin, export them as a CSV from the Leads tab, and the table is fully covered by WordPress’s built-in privacy exporter and personal-data eraser tools. Leads tab — paginated list of visitors who opted in to receive their transcript, with CSV export and injection-safe column handling. Pro routes leads to your inbox or CRM with full conversation context. Bug report — the Support tab lets you send a pre-filled diagnostics report to the support team via your own email client (mailto), with recent log entries attached. No data leaves your server until you click Send in your email app. Refer a friend — one-click referral link from the Support tab (draft copy shipped; final wording is a pending decision). Optional “Get your own” widget link — a small, configurable attribution link in the widget footer that drives word-of-mouth. Toggle it off from the Appearance tab. Full uninstall cleanup — removing the plugin drops all plugin-created tables and options; no orphaned data. How it works in three steps Install the plugin and activate it. WordPress redirects you straight to the Settings tab on first run. Paste your Anthropic API key, pick a Claude model (Sonnet, Opus or Haiku), and save. The key is encrypted before it hits the database. Decide where the chat lives — flip Floating widget on for site-wide, or drop the [grchat_chat] shortcode / GoldenRetriever AI Chat block on any page. What’s coming in GoldenRetriever AI Chat Pro The free version is the chat surface. Pro adds OpenAI and Gemini providers, multi-persona advisors, PDF/DOCX/CSV file knowledge with embeddings retrieval, lead routing to your inbox/CRM with full conversation context, and white-labelling — all as a separate plugin you install alongside the free version. No data migration, no breakage. External services This plugin connects to third-party services that you configure and pay for directly with your own API keys. It includes no central service operated by us. Your chosen AI provider (Anthropic Claude — api.anthropic.com). When a visitor sends a chat message, the plugin sends the conversation and the relevant excerpts of your site content to the AI provider you configured, using the API key you entered, and streams the reply back. This happens only on an explicit chat action. Data sent: the visitor’s messages and the matched site-content excerpts. Anthropic terms: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms — privacy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy Administrator-added knowledge-source URLs (your server → the URL you enter). When a site administrator adds a URL as a knowledge source on the Knowledge tab, the plugin fetches that URL directly from your server (using WordPress’s built-in wp_safe_remote_get(), which blocks private/internal addresses). The request goes from your server to the public URL you entered; no data is sent to any third party in the process. Only administrators (manage_options) can add or refresh sources. “Email me this chat” lead capture (your site’s database only). When a visitor opts in to receive a transcript of their chat conversation by email, the plugin stores their email address in your site’s own database (table wp_grchat_leads). No data is sent to us or any third party. The transcript email is sent via your site’s own wp_mail() function, using your server’s configured mail transport. The visitor’s email address is stored only with their explicit consent, and only on your own server. Freemius — licence management and the in-admin upgrade path (optional, opt-in). So you can browse and buy the paid add-on (GoldenRetriever AI Chat Pro) from your WordPress dashboard, this plugin bundles the Freemius SDK. On activation it shows a one-time connection screen that you can SKIP — the plugin is fully functional without it and never requires a Freemius account. Only if you opt in does Freemius receive basic environment data to manage licensing and updates: your site URL, the administrator’s name and email, the WordPress and PHP versions, and basic environment details such as your active plugins and theme. Skipping the opt-in sends nothing. The free plugin uses this connection only for the upgrade and add-on listing; the paid features live in the separate Pro plugin, which Freemius delivers. The Freemius API endpoint is api.freemius.com. Freemius terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ — privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/ Apart from the administrator-initiated knowledge-source fetch (item 2) and the optional, opt-in Freemius connection (item 4), the only outbound HTTP calls are to your chosen AI provider, and only on explicit user action. The plugin does not use embeddings (Anthropic provides no embeddings API); semantic/embeddings retrieval is a separate Pro feature, not in this free plugin.
Mika AI Chat
Mika is a 24/7 sales assistant for small businesses. It lives on your website around the clock, answers visitor questions using your actual business information, captures leads, and handles appointment requests. No coding, no scripts, no flow building. Unlike most chatbots, Mika reads your website automatically and keeps learning from anything else you share, including service details, pricing, and the stories behind your business. It holds natural conversations and sends you warm leads the moment a visitor is ready to connect. Mika is powered by a self-learning visitor conversion engine informed by behavioral science research. It selects the right approach for each visitor based on what they type, what page they are on, and how the conversation unfolds. Why Small Businesses Choose Mika Free forever plan with around 30 conversations per month, enough for most startups and brand new sites that are just launching Works in 13 languages with Auto-Detect mode (English, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese) Set up in minutes. Install the plugin, paste your API key, done No scripts or decision trees. Mika reads your website and answers naturally Captures leads automatically. Name, email, phone, and a summary of what the visitor needs Handles appointment requests. Visitors share their preferred date and time; you confirm in your own calendar Built for WooCommerce. Live product search inside chat with photo cards, variants, and inventory awareness Privacy Mode for healthcare practices. Zero-storage option that processes visitor messages and discards them Proactive visitor engagement. Exit intent detection, scroll triggers, and returning visitor greetings Follow-up email sequences. Automated thank-you, reminder, review request, and rebook emails after appointments Structured knowledge base. Add FAQ pairs Mika uses to answer questions precisely, with automatic gap detection Team management. Invite staff with role-based access (owner, admin, staff) and per-staff booking availability Works on any WordPress theme. Compatible with Elementor, Divi, Astra, Kadence, GeneratePress, and all major page builders Built for Three Kinds of Businesses Mika is shaped by what real owners told us they actually need. The features below are organized by the kind of business you run. 1. Local Service Businesses If you run a salon, dental office, home services company, law practice, accounting firm, or any other local business, you already pay for every website visitor through ads or SEO. Most of them leave without saying a word. Mika talks to them. The pain we kept hearing from owners: contact forms get a 2-3% fill rate, after-hours calls go to voicemail, and visitors who do not get an instant answer book somewhere else by morning. What Mika does for local service businesses: 24/7 lead capture, including evenings and weekends Instant email notification with the visitor’s name, contact, and a summary of what they need Appointment request handling so visitors share preferred date and time, then you confirm Custom guardrails to keep conversations on topic and aligned with your business Proactive triggers that start conversations before visitors leave (exit intent, scroll, returning visitor) Automated follow-up email sequences after appointments (thank-you, reminders, review requests, rebook) 13 languages with Auto-Detect mode Free forever plan with around 30 conversations per month Paid plans start at $9.99/month for around 5 to 10 conversations per day, with a 14-day free trial 2. Healthcare Practices (Dentists, Therapists, Optometrists, Accountants) The pain we kept hearing from practice owners: most chat vendors claim compliance, but cannot explain where messages are stored, who has access, or whether anything is logged. Compliance officers reject vendors that cannot answer those questions. Mika offers a Privacy Mode that takes a different approach. Instead of trying to claim compliance, it stores nothing. What Mika does for healthcare practices: Zero-Storage Healthcare Privacy Mode. Visitor messages are processed and discarded. No transcripts, no contact info persisted in our database. Healthcare guardrails. Mika never asks about symptoms, diagnoses, or medications. All clinical questions are redirected to scheduling. Appointment requests only. Mika collects name, contact, preferred date and time, and general service. Nothing more. Secure notifications. Lead details are delivered through a one-time encrypted link. PIN is sent via a separate channel. Both are required to view the details. Tamper-evident audit log with cryptographic verification for every privacy event. Available on Standard Pro ($49.99/month). Privacy Mode is enabled during managed onboarding. Contact us at hiremika.com to set it up. We do not claim HIPAA compliance and we do not provide BAAs. The value of Privacy Mode is that there is nothing stored to breach in the first place. 3. WooCommerce Stores The pain we kept hearing from store owners: shoppers want a personal shopper who knows the catalog, not a chatbot that loops them or just answers basic FAQs. Existing chat tools cannot search products and the AI add-ons get expensive fast. Mika is the only widget that searches your WooCommerce catalog live during a conversation and renders product photo cards inline. What Mika does for WooCommerce stores: Live product search inside chat. Visitors describe what they want and Mika searches your catalog and shows photo cards with prices and variants. Color, size, and price filtering. Customers ask “do you have this in large under $50?” and Mika checks inventory and answers with real options. Catalog auto-sync. New SKUs show up automatically throughout the day. No manual re-sync. Two CTAs on every product card. “View on site” sends them to the product page; “More info” continues the conversation. Out-of-stock awareness. Mika never recommends what you cannot ship. Retail Starter $30/month with a 14-day free trial. Up to 500 SKUs. Works With Your Favorite Plugins Mika runs alongside the plugins you already use: WooCommerce – Live product search in chat with photo cards, variants, and stock awareness MemberPress – Convert visitors browsing your offerings into paying members LearnDash – Help prospective students find the right course BuddyBoss – Answer community questions and drive signups Gravity Forms / WPForms – Replace static forms with live conversations Bookly / Amelia – Mika captures appointment requests alongside your existing booking plugin Elementor / Divi / Beaver Builder – Floating widget works on any page builder Honest About What Mika Will and Will Not Do Too many chat tools overpromise and embarrass the businesses that install them. Here is what Mika will not do: No live agent handoff. When Mika cannot answer, she gracefully tells the visitor a team member will reach out, then emails you their question. There is no human waiting in a queue and no “transferring you to an agent” dead end. No outbound phone calls. Mika does not dial out or return calls. If a visitor wants to speak with someone, Mika captures the request and emails you. No medical advice. With Privacy Mode enabled, Mika refuses to discuss symptoms, medications, or diagnoses. No fake confirmations. When something fails on the back end, Mika tells the visitor honestly instead of pretending an appointment is booked. Free Plan (no credit card required) Mika has a true free forever plan, not a 14-day trial that disappears. It is designed for startups and brand new businesses just launching their website, and it covers most of them comfortably. Every Mika account starts with a free plan that includes: Around 30 conversations per month, enough for the typical just-launched site Lead capture with instant email notifications 13-language support with Auto-Detect mode Custom welcome message Works on any website No credit card, no time limit, no surprise upgrade prompts Paid Plans Standard plans for service and professional businesses (estimated daily conversation volume, not hard limits): Core ($9.99/mo) – Around 5 to 10 conversations per day, appointment requests, custom guardrails, 14-day free trial Plus ($19.99/mo) – Around 10 to 20 conversations per day, auto follow-up emails, custom personality, brand colors, proactive triggers, returning visitor greetings, team accounts Pro ($49.99/mo) – Unlimited conversations per day, full widget customization, dedicated account team, Privacy Mode available, SMS lead alerts Retail plans for WooCommerce shops with product search: Retail Starter ($30/mo) – 500 SKUs, 14-day free trial Retail Core ($50/mo) – 2,000 SKUs Retail Pro ($100/mo) – Unlimited SKUs How It Works Sign up at hiremika.com (free, no credit card) Mika scans your website and learns your business: services, hours, location, and more Review and customize your welcome message, personality, and goals Install this plugin, paste your API key, and enable the widget Start capturing leads. Mika answers visitor questions and sends you warm leads via email Industries That Use Mika Mika works for any small business with a website. Popular industries include: Dental offices and medical practices (with Zero-Storage Privacy Mode) Therapy and counseling practices (with Zero-Storage Privacy Mode) Law firms and legal practices Accounting and financial advisory firms (with Zero-Storage Privacy Mode) HVAC, plumbing, and home services Real estate agencies Salons and spas Car dealerships (with live inventory search and photo cards) Retail stores and boutiques (with product catalog search) Restaurants and hospitality Course creators and membership sites And 20+ more industry-specific configurations What This Plugin Does This plugin adds the Mika widget to your WordPress site by inserting a small JavaScript snippet in your site’s footer. The snippet loads the widget from api.hiremika.com, which displays a floating chat button on your pages. When visitors click the chat button, they have a conversation with Mika. Mika uses the information from your website to answer questions, capture contact details, and handle appointment requests. External service: This plugin connects to hiremika.com, a third-party service operated by Dcipher LLC. Visitor chat messages are sent to Mika’s servers for processing. No WordPress admin data, user accounts, or site configuration is transmitted. Review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Plugin Features One-click installation from the WordPress plugin directory Settings page under Settings > Mika AI Chat Test Connection button to verify your API key works Enable/disable toggle to control when the widget appears Widget position selector (bottom-right or bottom-left) Page exclusion to hide the widget on specific pages or posts Per-page disable checkbox in the post/page editor sidebar Clean uninstall removes all plugin data when deleted Lightweight with zero impact on page load speed (script loads asynchronously)
