Test and debug your AI channel configuration in real time

AI Playgrounds

Vindex Ai provides two distinct environments for testing and optimizing your AI agents: the Public Playground (for open exploration) and the Channel Sandbox (for specific configuration testing).

1. The Public Playground

The Public Playground is a live, account-free sandbox located at /playground. It is designed to let anyone experience the speed and reasoning of our elite AI models without signing up.

What you can do:

  • Test Elite Models: Swap between various models (e.g., Llama 3, DeepSeek) to compare their reasoning and speed.
  • Custom System Prompts: Experiment with your own system instructions to see how the AI adapts to different personalities or rules.
  • Real-Time Sandbox: Get instant feedback on your prompts with zero configuration.

How it works:

  • Stateless Sessions: Conversations are cached for 2 hours. Refreshing the page starts a fresh session.
  • No Account Required: Perfect for a quick "proof of concept" before creating a full channel.
  • Safety First: Protected by our dual-layer Prompt Injection Guard to ensure safe interactions.

2. The Channel Sandbox

The Channel Sandbox is a built-in testing environment embedded on each Channel detail page within your dashboard. It runs the exact same pipeline that your live widget or API uses, so you can be confident that what you see in the sandbox is what your users will experience.

What is the Sandbox?

The sandbox uses your channel's actual configuration—including its specific system prompt, private knowledge base, attached tools, and assigned model settings.
Use it to:
  • Verify that your system prompt produces the right tone and behavior.
  • Confirm that RAG retrieval returns relevant answers from your uploaded PDFs.
  • Test tool integrations (web scraper, contact lead, custom API tools).
  • Check that security guardrails are working for your specific site.
  • Debug unexpected responses before going live.

How It Works:

  1. Authorization — The system verifies you have access to the channel.
  2. Quota check — Sandbox messages deduct credits from your tenant balance, just like real API requests.
  3. Agent processing — A
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  4. Token usage — After each response, the sandbox shows the exact number of tokens consumed so you can estimate real-world costs.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Start in the Public Playground: Use the free playground to find the right "Persona" for your bot.
  • Move to Scribe: Once you have an idea, use the Scribe Architect in the portal to turn your raw ideas into an elite, structured system prompt.
  • Exhaustive Testing in the Sandbox: Before going live, use the Channel Sandbox to test edge cases, ambiguous questions, and tool triggers to ensure 100% accuracy.
  • Watch your balance: Remember that while the Public Playground is free, the Channel Sandbox consumes your tenant credits.
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