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Customer Service Reply Helper

Reply templates organized and keyword-searchable. One keystroke, one click, paste back into the chat. Newcomers ramp up in days.

The problem

E-commerce support answers the same questions hundreds of times a day: tracking, returns, sizing, invoices. Scripts are scattered across documents. Finding one takes 30 seconds. During peak hours, it collapses.

The solution approach

A desktop helper. Templates organized by category + keyword. Global shortcut summons the window; top matches appear instantly. One-click copy; variable substitution before copy.

What you will end up with

  • Windows app pinned to taskbar; Ctrl+Shift+R to summon.
  • Minimal UI: search box + results.
  • Category chips below: Shipping / Returns / Sizing / Invoices / Post-purchase.
  • Each template card has a round Copy button; turns green on success.
  • Templates with {variables} prompt for values before copy, then substitute.
  • Excel bulk import/export for admins.

Ready-to-use prompt

You are a senior engineer experienced with Windows desktop apps. Build a local Windows tool for customer service agents. Non-developer user.

[Goal]
Consolidate hundreds of reply templates into one searchable desktop helper.

[Platform & Stack]
- Windows 10/11 desktop app
- Electron + React + TypeScript
- Local SQLite + config file
- Global shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+R
- Windows .exe installer; fully offline

[Core Features]
1. Compact window (~600x500). Search box + results.
2. Fuzzy search across title, body, keywords. Relevance ranking. 300ms debounce.
3. Category chips: All / Shipping / Returns / Sizing / Invoices / Post-purchase / Custom.
4. Result card: category chip + title + 2-line preview (expandable) + round Copy button.
5. Variables: {customer}, {order_id}, {tracking}. Popup to fill before copy.
6. Excel import with headers Category / Title / Body / Keywords (comma).
7. Excel export all.
8. Global shortcut toggles visibility; auto-hide on blur.
9. Per-template usage count; admin sort by frequency.

[Visual Style]
- Minimal: light background, white cards, radius 16.
- Copy button greens on success; others soft gray-blue.
- Follows system dark mode; bilingual toggle.

[Robustness]
- Highlight bad Excel headers.
- Plain-text copy for templates with HTML/special chars.
- Auto-recover from DB corruption.

[Delivery]
1. Structure + search + variable popup wireframes.
2. Phase 1: search + copy + shortcut. Phase 2: variables. Phase 3: import/export + stats.
3. Package .exe; 300-word user guide.

Start with structure and wireframe.

After copying

1

Open Codex Desktop and create a new project

2

Paste the prompt and send

3

Wait for Codex to finish; tweak company names, column names, button text as needed