Lynx Assist: Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Lynx Assist, the free tier of the Lynx Integral plugin. What do I need? WordPress on PHP 8.2, content worth answering from, and your own AI and search keys. Cost? Nothing for the tier; you pay the providers for usage. Hosting? Your own site. Is my data safe? Each site uses its own keys and index, and your content stays yours. Accuracy? It answers only from your content and says when it does not know. When content is thin or contradicts itself, Lynx Align is the fix.
What do I need to get started?
A WordPress site on PHP 8.2 with WP-Cron running, real content worth answering from (service or product pages, FAQs, policies), and two service keys of your own: an AI provider key such as OpenAI for the answers, and a Pinecone key for the search index. A clear outcome helps too: answer customers, deflect support, or capture leads.
What does it cost?
Lynx Assist is the free tier of Lynx Integral. The tier costs nothing. You pay your AI and search providers directly for what you use, at their rates, and both have low-cost tiers that are fine for a normal site. The paid part of the plugin is Lynx Align, the pro tier, which is managed and booked through a call.
Do you host it?
It runs on your own WordPress site. If you would rather not touch any of the setup, Lynx Align includes the setup, alignment and support done for you, and we confirm the right hosting during that call.
Is my data safe?
Yes. Each site runs with its own keys and its own private search index, so one site’s data never mixes with another’s. Your content remains yours. See Data, privacy and governance for the full picture, including which providers process data.
How long does it take to set up?
For the free tier, an afternoon: request the plugin, install it, add your keys, and let it index your content. Aligning a large or old content library so the answers are consistent is the longer job, and that is what the pro tier is for.
How accurate is it, and how do you stop it making things up?
It answers only from your own content, not the open internet, so it cannot invent claims about your business. When it does not know, it says so and hands off to the right page or a person. It also links to the source on every answer, so you can check it. That “never fabricates” discipline is the headline promise.
Can it answer in other languages?
Yes. The assistant can respond in other languages, including Spanish, as long as the content supports them.
What happens if I cancel?
Your content is yours; you keep it. Deactivate the plugin and the assistant simply stops. There is no lock-in on your material.
When do I need Lynx Align?
When the assistant starts showing you the gaps: answers that contradict each other, or questions it comes up blank on, because the pages behind them disagree or run out. That is the content, not the assistant. Lynx Align brings the whole stack to one source of truth and keeps it there, with the work done by us.
See also: What are Lynx Integral, Lynx Assist and Lynx Align · How Lynx Assist works.
- Requirements
- Free tier
- Hosting
- Data safety
- Accuracy and guardrails
- Upgrading to Lynx Align
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