AI Agents

AI voice and chat agents that handle customer interactions directly.

Deploy AI agents that respond to customers, answer questions, collect information, and route or escalate interactions when human help is needed.

What Are MCC AI Agents?

The AI agent is the party in the conversation — not an assistant to one.

MCC AI Agents are automated voice and chat agents that interact directly with customers. The AI handles the conversation: understanding what the customer needs, responding, collecting information, and either resolving the interaction or escalating to a live agent with full context.

This is distinct from AI that assists a human agent during a conversation. With MCC AI Agents, the automated agent is the primary contact — handling selected interaction types end-to-end before a human is involved.

Customer (voice call or chat message)
AI Agent
Intent Detection · Knowledge · Response
Resolved by AI
Escalated → Live Agent Queue
Voice & Chat

AI agents across the channels your customers use

Voice AI Agent

Handles inbound phone calls. The AI greets callers, understands the spoken request, asks clarifying questions, and either resolves the interaction or transfers to the right queue — along with what was discussed.

  • Configured call workflow coverage
  • Common inquiry handling
  • Caller information collection
  • Routing and transfer

Chat AI Agent

Handles text-based conversations — website chat, SMS, or messaging channels. Responds to written messages, collects information, and escalates to a live agent when the conversation needs a human.

  • Website and in-app chat
  • FAQ and knowledge delivery
  • Enquiry information capture
  • Handoff to live chat agents
How AI Agents Work

From first contact to resolution — or escalation

AI Agents handle conversations for defined interaction types. They pass full context to a live agent the moment a situation requires human judgment.

1

Customer initiates contact

A customer calls or sends a chat message. The AI agent responds immediately — the customer interacts directly with the AI, not with a human.

2

AI understands the request

Natural language processing identifies what the customer needs. The agent responds based on configured knowledge and handles the interaction through to completion or escalation.

3

Resolved or escalated

If the AI resolves the interaction, the conversation ends. If a human is needed, the AI agent escalates to a live agent queue — so the customer does not need to start the conversation over.

Configured for selected workflows

AI agents can be configured for specific interaction workflows — including interactions that occur when human agents are not on shift, such as capturing enquiry details for follow-up.

Configured knowledge and responses

AI agents respond based on configured knowledge sources and response flows. Answers reflect the information and scope you define — not generic AI responses.

Escalation to live agents

When a human is needed, the AI agent escalates to the right live agent queue. The customer does not need to repeat what they already communicated to the AI.

Use Cases

Interaction types AI agents can handle

AI agents are suited for defined, repeatable interactions. Complex, sensitive, or high-judgment interactions should route to human agents.

Common question handling

Answer frequently asked questions about pricing, services, policies, hours of operation, and account details — drawn from configured knowledge.

Inbound enquiry capture

Engage inbound contacts, collect name, company, and enquiry details, and route to the right team — so no inbound contact goes unrecorded outside business hours.

Caller routing and triage

Ask callers why they're calling, determine the right department or queue, and transfer with context — reducing misroutes and repeat calls.

Appointment and inquiry handling

Collect information for scheduling requests or service inquiries and route to the appropriate team for confirmation — reducing inbound handling time.

Identity confirmation and routing

Confirm caller identity information before routing to specific queues or departments — reducing manual steps for live agents on sensitive calls.

First response for defined workflows

Handle customer contacts for defined interaction types — collecting enquiry details and setting follow-up expectations rather than sending customers to voicemail or an unattended queue.

How It Works in Practice

Three scenarios where AI agents handle interactions end-to-end

AI agents work best on defined, repeatable interaction types. These scenarios illustrate how a configured AI agent moves through a real conversation.

01

Sales Inquiry Qualification

A potential customer calls or messages to ask about a product or service. Instead of going to voicemail or waiting in a queue, the AI agent handles the interaction immediately.

Customer asks about pricing or availability
AI agent greets, asks qualifying questions (company size, timeline, use case)
AI collects contact details and requirements
Lead information recorded — sales team receives a structured summary
Inquiry captured — human follows up with context
No inbound inquiry goes unrecorded outside business hours. Sales team receives structured lead data rather than a missed call.
02

Customer Support Query

A customer contacts support with a common question — order status, account information, policy details, or product availability. These interactions are well-suited for AI handling because the answers are defined and consistent.

Customer asks a common support question
AI agent identifies the question type from natural language
AI responds with the configured answer from your knowledge base
Customer satisfied — interaction resolved
Resolved by AI — no live agent needed
If question is complex or unanswered: AI escalates to live agent queue — customer does not repeat their question
03

Appointment and Scheduling Inquiry

A customer wants to book, change, or confirm an appointment. The AI agent collects the necessary information and routes it to the team for confirmation — handling the intake without a live agent.

Customer requests an appointment or callback
AI agent confirms the type of appointment needed
AI collects preferred date, time, and contact information
Request recorded and sent to the appropriate team
Team confirms appointment — customer receives callback
Appointment intake handled immediately at any hour. No customer reaches voicemail and waits for a callback that may not come until the next business day.
Human Handoff

AI handles selected interactions. Humans handle the rest.

MCC AI Agents are not designed to replace human agents across all interactions. They handle defined, repeatable interaction types — and escalate everything else to the right live agent.

When an AI agent escalates, the interaction transfers to the live agent queue. The customer does not need to start the conversation over.

How to think about it: Deploy AI agents on the interactions you can define clearly. Route everything that needs judgment, nuance, or authority to your human team.
Product Comparison

AI Agents vs AI Contact Center

MCC offers two distinct AI products. Understanding the difference helps you deploy the right one for each use case.

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AI Agents

The AI is the party in the conversation.

  • Customer speaks or chats with an AI agent
  • AI handles the interaction directly
  • Human involved only for escalation
  • Suited for defined, repeatable interactions
  • Reduces inbound volume handled by live agents

Example: A caller asks about account status. The AI agent answers, confirms information, and resolves — no live agent involved.

AI Contact Center

The human agent is the party in the conversation. AI supports and analyzes.

  • Human agent handles the customer conversation
  • AI transcribes, monitors sentiment, and assists
  • AI generates post-call summaries
  • Supervisors use AI analytics for oversight
  • Improves quality and efficiency of human-led operations

Example: A human agent takes a complex billing call. AI transcribes the conversation and generates a call summary automatically after the call ends.

Explore AI Contact Center →
FAQ

Common questions about MCC AI Agents

What is an AI agent?

An AI agent is an automated software system that handles customer conversations directly — via voice or chat — without a human agent in the conversation. The AI understands the customer's request, responds based on configured knowledge, and either resolves the interaction or escalates to a live agent.

What can MCC AI Agents do?

MCC AI Agents can handle defined interaction types: answering common questions, collecting caller or customer information, routing and transferring to live agents, and handling contacts for configured interaction workflows. They respond based on configured knowledge and defined interaction flows.

How do AI Agents hand off to human agents?

When an interaction requires a human — either by customer request or because the AI cannot resolve it — the AI agent escalates to a live agent queue. The customer does not need to start the conversation over.

What is the difference between AI Agents and AI Contact Center?

AI Agents are automated — the AI handles customer interactions directly, with no human involved unless escalation is needed. AI Contact Center is an intelligence layer for human-led contact-center operations — providing transcription, sentiment analysis, and summaries to assist human agents and supervisors. Both are separate MCC products.

What interaction types are AI Agents best suited for?

AI Agents are best suited for defined, repeatable interactions: common questions, information collection, routing, and configured first-response workflows. Complex, sensitive, or high-judgment interactions should be routed directly to human agents.

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See MCC AI Agents handling customer interactions.

Book a demo to see how AI agents handle inbound interactions, escalate to live agents, and pass conversation context — end to end.

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