How to add an AI chatbot to Astro
On Astro, a chat widget is installed through src/layouts/Layout.astro, before </body>. Applies on your next build and deploy. None.
Where it goes
src/layouts/Layout.astro, before </body>
Availability: None.
Adding the chatbot to Astro
- 1
Open your base layout, usually src/layouts/Layout.astro.
- 2
Paste the snippet immediately before the closing </body> tag.
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Astro leaves plain script tags with a src attribute alone, so no directive is needed.
- 4
Rebuild and deploy.
- 5
Applies on your next build and deploy.
The snippet you paste
<script src="https://rubyrep.com/rubyrep.js" data-rubyrep="rr_your_public_key" defer></script>Your own key replaces rr_your_public_key — you get it after training RubyRep on your site.
Worth knowing on Astro
Astro processes some script tags at build time; an external src with defer is passed through untouched, which is what you want.
If you use View Transitions, the widget should mount once — listen for astro:page-load only if it needs re-initialising.
Astro questions
- Where does the code go on Astro?
- src/layouts/Layout.astro, before </body>. Applies on your next build and deploy.
- Do I need a paid Astro plan?
- None.
- Will a Astro update remove it?
- Astro processes some script tags at build time; an external src with defer is passed through untouched, which is what you want.
- Does it slow Astro down?
- No measurable effect. The snippet is deferred, so it loads after your page has rendered, and the chat interface itself is only fetched when a visitor opens it.
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