Nudge Assistants

What it is

A Nudge assistant is defined entirely by a Thinking Path. There is no System Prompt. The Thinking Path's guardrails, tutoring approach, steps, frameworks, and output definition become the assistant's complete instruction set.

The assistant does not answer freeform questions. It walks the learner through the workflow you built in the Thinking Path:

1. Opens at the entry step
2. Presents instructions and prompts the learner
3. Uses the step's Frameworks to evaluate responses and guide thinking
4. Checks done conditions before advancing
5. Applies switching logic at branching steps
6. Continues until the learner reaches a terminal step and the final output definition is satisfied

Fields

Thinking Path (required)

Select the Thinking Path to attach. It must exist in the course before you can create the assistant.

When to use Nudge

• You want enforced, structured step-by-step analysis
• The assistant is for guided practice or case walkthrough
• You want consistent output quality across many learners

Prerequisites

The Thinking Path must be complete before you create this assistant:

• Entry step must be set
• All steps must be connected in the graph
• Steps must have framework references and done conditions
• Tutoring approach and final output definition should be filled

Common mistakes

Not setting the entry step
The most common reason a Nudge assistant fails to start. The entry step tells the assistant where to begin. Without it, there is no starting point.

Incomplete Thinking Path
If the Thinking Path has unreachable steps or steps with no framework references, the assistant will fail to start or produce hollow guidance. Complete and test the Thinking Path before creating the assistant.