Migrate from Crisp to Clanker Support
Crisp bundles chat, email, CRM, and a knowledge base. Clanker Support replaces the AI chat widget specifically. If you use Crisp's CRM or email marketing, keep those or find replacements — Clanker Support focuses on AI support with a model you control and optional self-hosting.
Quick migration
Swap the Crisp loader for the Clanker Support script tag and re-enter your knowledge base. Route escalations to your team inbox and you're live.
<script type="text/javascript">
window.$crisp = [];
window.CRISP_WEBSITE_ID = "XXXXXXXX-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx";
(function() {
var d = document;
var s = d.createElement("script");
s.src = "https://client.crisp.chat/l.js";
s.async = 1;
d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(s);
})();
</script><script
src="https://api.clankersupport.com/widget.js"
data-project="pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
data-brand="#111827"
defer
></script>Step by step
- 1
Create your Clanker Support project
Sign up, create a project, and grab your public key. Set your brand color so the widget matches your site out of the box.
- 2
Re-enter your knowledge base
Copy your Crisp Helpdesk articles and any Hugo AI instructions into your Clanker Support knowledge base / system prompt. Start with the topics customers ask about most.
- 3
Swap the loader script
Remove the Crisp l.js loader and CRISP_WEBSITE_ID, then add the Clanker Support script tag. The widget loads in a shadow DOM so it won't pick up or leak page styles.
Add the Clanker Support widget<script src="https://api.clankersupport.com/widget.js" data-project="pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" data-brand="#111827" defer ></script> - 4
Configure escalation and your notify email
In project settings, set the escalation threshold (how many exchanges before the bot hands off) and the notify email where escalations should land. This is your team inbox or a shared support address. When the bot can't help, the full conversation arrives there with context intact.
- 5
Set up email threading (optional)
If you want customer email replies to thread back into the widget conversation, point an inbound domain at Clanker Support and set your inbound email local in project settings. Replies then flow both ways — your team answers from the inbox, the customer sees it in the widget. No separate helpdesk required.
- 6
Test, then go live
Open your site, start a test conversation, and trigger an escalation to confirm it reaches your inbox. Once it looks right, you're done — the widget is already live for every visitor.
Concept mapping
Crisp → Clanker Support
| CRISP_WEBSITE_ID | data-project (publicKey) |
| client.crisp.chat/l.js loader | Single widget.js script tag |
| Hugo AI (fixed stack) | Any model via LLM Gateway |
| Helpdesk articles | Knowledge base / system prompt |
| Flat-rate plan | Usage-based — from $0 |
What to expect
Carries over
- ✓Helpdesk / knowledge content (paste it in)
- ✓Brand color and basic widget styling
- ✓Web chat support workflow
Needs a separate plan
- –CRM, contacts, and customer profiles
- –Email marketing, campaigns, and push notifications
- –WhatsApp / Messenger / Instagram channels
Want the full feature comparison first?
See exactly how Clanker Support and Crisp stack up across setup, AI, channels, and pricing before you switch.
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