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May 7, 2025

How to Build an AI Agent Without Writing Code

Not long ago, building an AI-powered assistant meant hiring developers, setting up cloud infrastructure, and maintaining complex backend logic. That’s changed.

With Unify, anyone can build and launch an AI agent that works inside WhatsApp, powered by your data — and you don’t need to write a single line of code.

Whether you want to automate customer support, streamline internal requests, or manage team workflows, zero-code agents give you speed, control, and scale — all through chat.

What Is an AI Agent?

An AI agent is a tool that can perform tasks, answer questions, and retrieve data based on a specific goal or function. Unlike a static chatbot, an agent is dynamic — it learns from context, understands natural language, and can take action.

With Unify, you can build an AI agent that connects to your spreadsheets, documents, or apps and deploy it where people already communicate: WhatsApp.

This means people can message your agent just like they’d message a colleague — and the agent responds instantly using live data.

Why Build Without Code?

Most businesses don't have the time or budget to build AI infrastructure from scratch. Even if you’ve got in-house tech support, deploying to WhatsApp and integrating with internal tools is a hassle.

Unify removes that friction by letting you:

  • Use natural language to set up your agent
  • Connect it to tools like Google Sheets, Notion, or APIs
  • Deploy it directly to WhatsApp
  • Make changes and updates instantly — no code, no delays

You get a fully functional AI assistant that works where your team or customers already are.

Step-by-Step: Building a No-Code AI Agent in Unify

Here’s how it works:

1. Define What Your Agent Should Do

Start by thinking about the task you want to automate. For example:

  • “Answer customer FAQs from a Notion doc”
  • “Summarise sales data from a Google Sheet”
  • “Send internal updates every morning”

You don’t need to write rules — just describe the job in plain language.

2. Connect Your Data

Unify lets you connect your agent to common data points:

  • Google Sheets for data lookups
  • Notion or Docs for content
  • Zapier or APIs for other systems (enterprise builds, depending on use case)

You choose what to connect — and your agent knows how to use it.

3. Set the Agent’s Behaviour

Decide how the agent should respond to incoming messages.

4. Deploy to WhatsApp

This is where it gets powerful. Your agent can now live in WhatsApp — ready to handle incoming queries from customers, team members, or stakeholders.

No apps, no logins, no training required. Just message the agent like you would any person.

What Can You Use It For?

Here are a few ways Unify users are already applying AI agents:

🧾 Customer Support

“Where’s my invoice?” — The agent fetches it from your records and sends it in seconds.

📊 Business Reporting

“Send me the weekly numbers” — It pulls data from a Google Sheet and replies.

🛒 Ecommerce

“Is this product in stock?” — The agent checks your database and answers immediately.

📅 Scheduling

“When’s the next available slot?” — It connects to your calendar and shares availability.

And because it’s all no-code, you can build and refine these workflows on your own — no dev support needed.

Why WhatsApp?

Most no-code tools still assume people want to use web apps or dashboards. But in practice, your team, clients, or customers are already on WhatsApp.

Unify lets you meet them there — giving them the power to:

  • Ask questions
  • Request updates
  • Pull data
  • Take action

All through a familiar, fast and mobile-first interface.

And for your team, that means fewer tickets, less manual work, and faster results.

Try It Yourself

If you’ve got a repetitive task, recurring query, or process that takes time to manage — you can likely turn it into a WhatsApp agent with Unify.

It takes minutes to set up, and you can try it right away. Head to useunify.com/pricing to explore plans and start building your first agent today.

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Keeran Gill