Generate with AI

Generate with AI lets you create feedback forms from plain-language descriptions. Describe what feedback you want to collect, and encatch uses AI to draft a form with questions, sections, and question types tailored to your goals. You keep full control: preview the result in real time, refine it with a Notion-style editor or AI chat, and publish when ready.

encatch introduces AI-powered form generation with support for multiple assistants—use the built-in Encatch AI or bring your own workflow with external models.

AI-powered form generation

Choose an assistant from the provider dropdown in the AI assist input bar on the Design your form page:

With external providers, encatch prepares the prompt and opens the selected tool in a new tab. After the model returns questionnaire YAML, paste it into the dialog and click Apply YAML to form to load the draft into the live preview. For a full example, see Using ChatGPT (GPT models).

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Why Use Generate with AI?

• Multiple AI providers — Use Encatch AI, GPT models, Claude, or Google AI Studio to draft your form.
• Faster start — Skip the blank canvas. Describe your intent in a few sentences and get a structured form in seconds.
• Smart question types — AI suggests appropriate input types (Rating, NPS, Short Answer, Multiple Choice, and more) based on your description.
• Logical flow — Questions are organized into pages with welcome and thank-you screens where appropriate.
• Live preview — See the form update on the right as AI builds it or as you edit manually.
• Notion-style rich text editor — Switch to Manual edit for block-based editing with rich text formatting alongside AI chat.
• Edit before launch — Open the Form Builder to fine-tune questions, appearance, targeting, and triggers before publishing.

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Workflow Overview

Generating a feedback form with AI follows four main steps:

1. Start — Open AI Generate from the sidebar
2. Prompt & Generate — Describe your form on the Design your form page; AI drafts sections and questions
3. Refine — Use AI assist, Manual edit, and the live preview to adjust the draft
4. Publish — Click Proceed to draft, then Publish in the Form Builder

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Step 1: Start with AI Generate

In the encatch dashboard sidebar, click + Create Feedback Form and choose AI Generate.

This opens the Design your form page—a split view with your build workspace on the left and a Live preview on the right.

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Step 2: Prompt & Generate

On the Design your form page, the AI assist tab is selected by default. Describe the questionnaire you want in the input at the bottom, or click one of the example prompts to get started.

Example prompts:

• "Create a customer satisfaction feedback form with rating questions, NPS score, and open-ended feedback across multiple sections."
• "Build a product feedback form with questions about features, usability, and improvement suggestions organized into different sections."
• "Design an employee engagement feedback form with multiple choice questions and rating scales spread across several sections."

When you send a prompt, AI drafts the form structure. A status such as Form updated confirms the result, and the Live preview panel updates to show the welcome screen, pages, and questions.

Using Encatch AI: Select Encatch AI in the provider dropdown. Use Build to generate or update the form directly, or Ask to plan before clicking Build form. Credits used appear in the input bar.

Using external providers: Select ChatGPT, Claude, or AI Studio. encatch opens the provider with a prefilled prompt; paste the returned YAML into encatch to apply it to your draft. See Using ChatGPT (GPT models) below for a step-by-step walkthrough.

You can keep chatting (Encatch AI) or re-paste updated YAML (external providers) to add sections, change question types, or adjust wording. Messages are saved in your browser storage for the current session.

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Using ChatGPT (GPT models)

You can generate forms with ChatGPT without using encatch AI credits. The same paste-and-apply flow works for Claude and Google AI Studio—only the provider name and opened tab change.

1. Select ChatGPT and send your prompt

On the Design your form page, open the provider dropdown in the AI assist input bar and choose ChatGPT. Enter your prompt (or use an example prompt), then click Send.

encatch opens ChatGPT in a new tab with your prompt prefilled. A status message confirms: Opened ChatGPT with your prompt prefilled. Paste the response in the dialog when ready.

2. Generate questionnaire YAML in ChatGPT

In ChatGPT, review the prefilled instructions and submit your request. ChatGPT returns a brief plan, a fenced yaml code block with a blocks array, and a summary.

Copy the full YAML block from ChatGPT (from blocks: through the last block).

3. Paste YAML and apply to your form

Back in encatch, the Paste ChatGPT response dialog opens. Paste the YAML ChatGPT returned, then click Apply YAML to form.

encatch validates the YAML and loads the form into the editor. The Live preview on the right updates to show welcome screens, pages, and questions.

4. Refine in Manual edit

Switch to the Manual edit tab to adjust blocks, wording, page breaks, and rich text formatting. Your ChatGPT-generated form stays in sync with the live preview.

When you are satisfied, click Proceed to draft to open the Form Builder and continue customizing before publish.

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Step 3: Refine your form

Live preview

The Live preview panel on the right updates as you build with AI assist or Manual edit. Use it to check layout, wording, and flow before opening the Form Builder. Switch device and theme controls in the preview toolbar to see how the form looks on mobile and in light or dark mode.

Manual edit: Notion-style rich text editor

Switch to the Manual edit tab to refine your form in a Notion-style block editor with enhanced content creation and formatting.

• Block-based editing — Each question type is a block you can add, reorder, and edit inline.
• Slash commands — Type / to open the block palette and insert question types (Rating, NPS, Single Choice, Welcome screen, page breaks, and more).
• Rich text formatting — Select text in question descriptions to apply bold, italic, and links.
• Drag and drop — Reorder blocks by dragging.
• Seamless switching — Move between AI assist and Manual edit; your form content stays in sync.

Proceed to draft

When the draft looks right, click Proceed to draft in the header. This opens the Form Builder with your generated form loaded and ready to customize.

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Step 4: Customize & Publish

In the Form Builder, you can adjust every detail before going live:

• Edit questions — Click the pencil icon next to any question to change text, answer type, or settings.
• Reorder — Use the drag handle to move questions within or between pages.
• Add or remove — Use + Add question to add fields; use the trash icon to delete questions or pages.
• Configure screens — Edit the Welcome screen, Endings (thank-you screen), and other form elements.
• Tabs — Use Form, Appearance, and Logic jumps (plus Targeting, Triggers, and Advanced from the bottom bar) to configure behavior.

The Form Builder includes a real-time device preview. Use Save now to save progress without publishing.

When the form meets your needs, click Publish to make it live. Before publishing, ensure:

• Questions and wording are correct
• Welcome and thank-you screens are configured if needed
• Targeting and triggers are set as desired (if applicable)
• You've previewed the form on the target device

After publishing, the feedback form is active and collects responses according to your configuration.

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Best Practices

• Be specific — The more detail you provide in your prompt, the better AI can match question types and structure to your goals.
• Iterate in chat — Ask for additional sections, different question types, or wording changes before moving to the Form Builder.
• Use Manual edit for polish — Switch to Manual edit for fine-grained block edits, page breaks, and rich text formatting.
• Always preview — Check the live preview and Form Builder device preview before publishing.
• Use ChatGPT without credits — Select ChatGPT (or Claude / AI Studio) to generate YAML in your own account, then paste it back into encatch.
• Use AI credits wisely — Encatch AI generations use credits; review your account usage if you generate frequently.

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Summary

Generate with AI is ideal for quick starts, exploratory feedback, or when you want AI to suggest structure and question types. For more on customizing forms after draft, see Customize Feedback Form.