Text Chat

AI Assistant via Text

Smart, convenient communication—your government agency’s AI assistant, just a text away.

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Key Features

Conversation Bubbles

No App or Portal

Reduces call volume and repetitive tasks so staff can focus on higher-priority work.

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Accessiblity

Every resident is different. Our solution delivers the same AI website Assistant accessible via text.

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Automated Answers

Automatically responds to commonly asked questions using your approved website content.

Save Staff Resources

Provides residents with instant support at any time, ensuring questions and requests are handled day or night.

Service Requests

Allows residents to submit service requests directly through the chatbot for faster follow-up.

Integration

Connects with existing systems and tools to route requests, share data, and streamline workflows.

We tailor our AI platform to match each municipality's unique brand, values, and vision.

Trusted by Government’s Nationwide

Text message conversation with Perry Points, the City’s virtual assistant, showing instructions for reporting issues, water service contacts, solid waste information, and emergency guidance.

Citibot's diverse range of products, encompassing text chat, has truly transformed our approach to citizen engagement and customer service. Our residents now enjoy seamless connectivity with the city, whether it's through our website or by text, around the clock. It's an unparalleled solution that has elevated our service to new heights.

-Tabitha Clark
Senior Communications Manager

How Citibot Text Chat Improves Operational Efficiency

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NOLA 311’s assistant Jazz intakes

76%

of questions via text.

Arlington Citibot saw a

523%

increase in resident engagment in from year one to year two

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Ask Lucky handles

88%

of inbound communications

 FAQs

  • Citibot's Text Chat product provides seamless communication at residents' fingertips. No need to download an app or log into a portal – using Citibot’s Text Chat is as easy as sending a text message. Residents can ask questions, submit service requests, and send direct messages to staff through their native phone text application. The AI-based chatbot automatically answers common questions, ensuring immediate responses to residents 24/7.

  • Citibot Text Chat is an excellent fit if you aim to enhance resident satisfaction, save costs, and create a more accessible and virtual government. If you're struggling to reach certain residents, drowning in vocal minority-majority dynamics, facing challenges with app updates and resident app fatigue, or seeking to promote digital equity and real-time data-driven decision-making, Citibot Text Chat could be the solution for your community.

  • Yes. Citibot Text Chat can support 75+ languages, making it easier for governments to serve diverse communities.

  • The AI is trained on your existing website content and approved materials to ensure accurate, reliable responses.

  • Yes. Citibot follows government-appropriate security and data protection standards to ensure resident information is handled responsibly.

  • You can schedule a no-obligation demo to see how Citibot Text Chat would work for your government.