$npx -y skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-baltoBalto platform help — contact center real-time AI guidance with live call coaching, automated QA on 100% of calls, compliance monitoring, and automatic call summarization to CRM. Use when agents aren't following compliance scripts and you need real-time enforcement, QA team is on
| 1 | # Balto Platform Help |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ## Step 1 — Gather context |
| 4 | |
| 5 | If `references/learnings.md` exists, read it first for accumulated platform knowledge. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | 1. **What do you need help with?** |
| 8 | - A) Real-Time Guidance setup (dynamic prompts, checklists, objection handling) |
| 9 | - B) Real-Time QA configuration (automated scoring, compliance checks) |
| 10 | - C) Coaching workflows (coachable moments, manager alerts) |
| 11 | - D) Compliance monitoring (PCI, HIPAA, regulatory scanning) |
| 12 | - E) Integrations (CCaaS, CRM, softphone) |
| 13 | - F) Balto Notes (automatic call summarization to CRM) |
| 14 | - G) Comparing Balto to another tool |
| 15 | - H) Other |
| 16 | |
| 17 | 2. **What's your current setup?** |
| 18 | - A) New to Balto — evaluating or haven't started |
| 19 | - B) Purchased but in implementation (45-60 day window) |
| 20 | - C) Running but having issues |
| 21 | - D) Expanding to additional teams or modules |
| 22 | |
| 23 | 3. **What's your CCaaS / telephony?** |
| 24 | - A) Five9 |
| 25 | - B) Genesys Cloud CX |
| 26 | - C) Amazon Connect |
| 27 | - D) Twilio Flex |
| 28 | - E) Talkdesk |
| 29 | - F) NICE CXone |
| 30 | - G) Cisco UCCE/PCCE (on-prem) |
| 31 | - H) Avaya Aura (on-prem) |
| 32 | - I) Microsoft Teams |
| 33 | - J) Other |
| 34 | |
| 35 | 4. **Team size?** |
| 36 | - A) 50-100 agents |
| 37 | - B) 100-500 agents |
| 38 | - C) 500+ agents |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Skip-ahead rule: if the user's prompt already contains enough context, skip to Step 2. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | ## Step 2 — Route or answer directly |
| 43 | |
| 44 | | Problem domain | Route to | |
| 45 | |---|---| |
| 46 | | Building a coaching program or training cadence | `/sales-coaching {user's question}` | |
| 47 | | Reviewing a specific call transcript for coaching | `/sales-call-review {user's question}` | |
| 48 | | Choosing between note-taker/conversation intelligence platforms | `/sales-note-taker {user's question}` | |
| 49 | | General CRM/tool integration patterns (Zapier, webhooks) | `/sales-integration {user's question}` | |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Otherwise, answer directly using the platform reference below. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ## Step 3 — Balto platform reference |
| 54 | |
| 55 | **Read `references/platform-guide.md`** for the full platform reference — modules, pricing, integrations, compliance, workflows. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Answer the user's question using only the relevant section. Don't dump the full reference. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ## Step 4 — Actionable guidance |
| 60 | |
| 61 | You no longer need the platform guide — focus on the user's specific situation. |
| 62 | |
| 63 | **Implementation priority order:** |
| 64 | 1. Connect your CCaaS/telephony first — Balto must hook into the audio stream before anything works |
| 65 | 2. Deploy the Balto desktop app or browser extension to agent workstations |
| 66 | 3. Build your first playbook — start with one high-value use case (compliance checklist or objection handling) |
| 67 | 4. Configure Real-Time QA scoring criteria aligned to your existing QA rubric |
| 68 | 5. Set up coaching alerts so managers get notified of coachable moments in real time |
| 69 | 6. Enable Balto Notes for automatic call summarization to CRM last — after guidance is stable |
| 70 | |
| 71 | **When comparing to Gong/enterprise CI tools:** Balto's differentiator is real-time, in-call guidance — it coaches agents during the conversation, not after. Trade-off is that Balto focuses on contact centers (not field sales or deal intelligence) and requires 50+ agents minimum with enterprise pricing. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | If you discover a gotcha, workaround, or tip not covered in `references/learnings.md`, append it there. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## Gotchas |
| 76 | |
| 77 | > *Best-effort from research — review these, especially items about plan-gated features and integration gotchas that may be outdated.* |
| 78 | |
| 79 | - **No public API documentation.** API access is customer-only behind login at balto.ai/docs. REST + webhooks with API key auth, but no self-service docs to evaluate before buying. Ask your account rep for API scope during evaluation. |
| 80 | - **50+ agent minimum typical.** Balto targets mid-market to enterprise contact centers. Small teams under 50 agents are unlikely to get a contract or favorable pricing. |
| 81 | - **45-60 day implementation.** Unlike lightweight tools that go live in hours, Balto requires CCaaS integration, desktop deployment, playbook configuration, and training. Plan for a 2-month rollout. |
| 82 | - **Pricing is quote-based and enterprise-level.* |