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I am having real difficulty in understanding the intent part in Wit.ai. When I go to the understanding tab inside an app it shows me intent as a user defined entity.

Do we need to create intents as a user entity or do we need to create intents as a separate in-build entity. Just today when I was going through their HTTP API they first took me to the docs of version 20141022 and then to the version 20160526 in a matter of 15 minutes (meaning they are not stable with http api versions?). In the older version I see that for posting intent there is a separate API which is deprecated in the latter (newer version).

Also I went through some of the apps from the explore section and in each one of them I could see that intent is a different property altogether.

How should I treat the intent?

Considering the newer versions of the API if I take intent as a User defined entity and then add another entity with the search strategy trait. Wit.ai internally removes my expression for the other entity. I also need some help in understanding how this flow is working?

Arpit Goyal
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In the new version of Wit.ai, intent is not a special, built-in entity anymore. It's just a user-defined entity that's created for you when you create an app. The search strategy is normally trait.

If you add another entity with trait, it will be completely orthogonal to intent. What do you mean by "Wit.ai internally removes my expression"?

Don't hesitate to explain what exactly you are trying to achieve.

Blacksad
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  • I have some data with me, I added it using Wit.ai http apis. I added 3 entities intent (trait), type_of_process (trait), sub_process (keywords). I added first the expressions and values for entity type_of_process and in the interface I can see all of my expressions. Then I add the values and expressions for entity "intent", I get all the values and expressions of entity intent but are left with only two expressions for type_of_process... I need to understand how is this happening. – Arpit Goyal Nov 10 '16 at 01:47
  • @ArpitGoyal can you please email your app URL (wit.ai/...) to contact at wit.ai? I'll have a look at it. – Blacksad Nov 11 '16 at 00:51
  • I am researching wit.ai, though have a different need for my project: upscale voice-control home automation, that needs to stay local and work regardless of the Internet/Cloud outages. I am definitely in need of your expertise. Could you contact me on LinkedIn (I have a rather unique name) or at alex@px100systems.com, since SO doesn't allow personal communication. I'm an engineer (technical co-founder), not recruiter. – Alex Rogachevsky Mar 14 '17 at 22:14