Dialogflow CX Flask Chat Application

A Flask web application that provides a chat interface to interact with your Google Cloud Dialogflow CX agent

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or higher
• Google Cloud Project with Dialogflow CX and AI Application enabled
• Dialogflow CX agent created

Installation

1. Clone or download this project

2. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up Google Cloud authentication

   Option A: Using gcloud CLI

   gcloud auth application-default login

   Option B: Using service account key

   • Download your service account key from Google Cloud Console
   • Set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable

4. Configure your Dialogflow CX settings

   Create a .env file in the project root:

   # Flask Configuration
   SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-change-this-in-production
   
   # Google Cloud Dialogflow CX Configuration
   PROJECT_ID=your-google-cloud-project-id
   LOCATION_ID=us-central1
   AGENT_ID=your-dialogflow-cx-agent-id
   LANGUAGE_CODE=en-us
   
   # Google Cloud Authentication
   GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/your/service-account-key.json

## Usage

1. **Start the application**

```bash
python app.py

2. Open your browser Navigate to http://localhost:5000

3. Start chatting Type your messages and interact with your Dialogflow CX agent

API Endpoints

• GET /: Main chat interface
• POST /chat: Send a message to Dialogflow CX
• GET /config: View current configuration (for debugging)
• POST /reset_session: Reset the current conversation session