GoldenRetriever AI Chat

GoldenRetriever AI Chat is a WordPress plugin designed to provide an AI-powered chat advisor for websites, enabling site owners to deliver instant answers to visitor questions using the site's own content. The plugin addresses the challenge of visitors leaving without finding information that already exists on the site, such as details buried in FAQs, blog posts, or policy pages. By indexing posts, pages, and even content generated by shortcodes or page builders, the tool ensures that the chatbot can retrieve accurate responses directly from the site's material. Additional knowledge can be incorporated by adding public URLs or uploading text and Markdown files.

The plugin operates entirely within the user's WordPress environment, with no third-party service storing conversations or content. Users supply their own Anthropic API key, which is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM tied to WordPress salts, and only the last four characters of the key are ever displayed in the interface. All data remains on the user's hosting except for authorized API calls to Anthropic. The plugin offers several placement options for the chat widget, including a site-wide floating bubble, a Gutenberg block, or a shortcode, and it automatically inherits the site's theme colors and fonts. There is no use of iframes or external CDNs, so all assets are served from the user's own hosting.

GoldenRetriever AI Chat includes features such as streaming Claude chat responses, a self-maintaining content index that updates with every new or revised post, and a one-click, resumable full reindex with a live progress bar. Cost controls allow users to cap the maximum response length, helping to manage API usage. Security measures include signed request tokens, per-IP and global rate limits, and origin checks to prevent abuse and protect against excessive API charges. The plugin also offers a clean uninstall process that removes all its data from the site.

A free version is available with full production capabilities and no time-limited trial, ensuring that users can deploy the chatbot without upfront costs or commitment. This makes GoldenRetriever AI Chat suitable for WordPress site owners seeking an on-site, content-aware AI assistant that operates with privacy and control.