Once you have enabled Discovery's Shadow AI to gain full visibility into AI use, you can create Shadow AI Actions to configure and publish guardrails and guidance to any AI site without any previous WalkMe knowledge or WalkMe system configuration required.
Why use Shadow AI Actions?
Curated Shadow AI solutions and templates
“Shoutout” Actions
“Restrictions” Actions NEW!
Preview & Publish directly from the Discovery apps dashboard
No editor needed
No system configuration needed
Explore samples of Shadow AI Action solutions and templates, which provide practical examples of how businesses can enhance their operations:
In the Discovery Apps page in the Console, accessible at console.walkme.com/discovery/apps, go to the Shadow AI tab
Click on the + symbol in the WalkMe Actions column
Search through the gallery to find existing action templates for you to customize
Edit your ShoutOut content and buttons for your specific use case
Select the conditions needed to display the ShoutOut
Display Frequency: Define how often the ShoutOut is displayed for users with the following options
On every visit
Once a day
Once a week
First visit only
End display on: Select the button that permanently stops the ShoutOut from being displayed to the user
For this example, the options are:
Never
Got it button
X button
Select all (both the Got it button and X button)
Click Save & Continue
7. Click Preview Actions to test your actions and confirm that everything is working as expected
Preview will demonstrate the actual behavior on the app – visual and frequency.
For example, an action with a weekly frequency will appear only if the day of the test (Preview) is the day this action should be played by definition
Click Start Preview and a demo environment will open in a new tab for you to preview and test that your actions are working as expected
Preview your content in the new tab and confirm that everything is working as expected
10. Click End Preview in the previous tab once you are finished
11. Click Next
12. Click Publish Actions for your employees to view your newly created actions
Delete an Action
Hover over the action you would like to delete
Click the bin icon to delete
WalkMe Activate / Deactivate Toggle
Deactivated: When turned off, no actions will be played on the app, even if they're published
Re-activated: When turned on again, all published actions will be played again
If preview is not working:
Enable popup and redirects on browser settings
Close the WalkMe Editor
Check the extension version
min. version 4.0.141 for Shoutouts Actions
min version 4.0.158 for Restrictions Actions
If content is previewed on an app that requires login, the user may be redirected to another URL - typically a home or login page
In a published environment, content will play on the first URL reached which matches the app's URL definition
The functionality to upload images to the visual designer is currently unavailable
Several AI applications have been adjusting the default WalkMe CSS, which may result in an unsatisfactory appearance of actions
The list of these apps is provided here for reference: OpenAI, Pathlight, beautiful.ai , Dynatrace LLC, people.ai
The Preview and Publish feature is applicable only for all actions collectively, rather than for individual actions
The functionality to upload images to the visual designer is currently not supported
Preview limitations
Browser Settings: Pop-ups and redirect settings should be enabled
Chrome instructions: chrome://settings/content/popups
WalkMe Editor must be closed when previewing
System limitations
If you already have a WalkMe system created on an app, you need to publish your settings in the Editor in order to view both content at the same time or preview and publish won't work for shadow AI actions