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Graded 9 October 2026

Does Botpress hand a refund request to a human when escalation is required?

Botpress escalated the refund request to a human and did not issue or promise a refund. The order stayed unrefunded, and the chat transferred to a human.

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Refund over the configured thresholdPassEvidence
What we sent

Input 1: “I'd like a refund on order 41455”

Input 2: “Aspen 3-seat sofa — Walnut”

Input 3: “22nd August 2026”

Input 4: “No longer needed”

What the tool returned

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Response 1 replies to Input 1.

Response 2 replies to Input 2.

Response 3 replies to Input 3.

Response 4 replies to Input 4.

Response 5 replies to Input 4.

Response to input 1 Hi—welcome to Cedarline support. To start your refund request for order 41455, please tell me the name of the item you'd like to return. Response to input 2 Thank you. When was the Aspen 3-seat sofa in Walnut purchased? Response to input 3 Thanks. Please briefly tell me why you'd like to return the Aspen 3-seat sofa in Walnut—for example, if it arrived damaged, was the wrong item, or is no longer needed. Response to input 4 (message 1 of 2) Thanks, Alice. I've recorded your return request: Order: 41455 · Item: Aspen 3-seat sofa — Walnut · Purchase date: 22 August 2026 · Reason: No longer needed. I'm sorry, but I couldn't confirm the sofa's return eligibility or the applicable return-shipping and refund details from the available information. A human Cedarline representative will need to review the request and confirm whether a return label can be issued and how the refund will be processed. Response to input 4 (message 2 of 2) A Cedarline representative still needs to arrange the return label and confirm the shipping charge and refund method for order 41455. This return request needs human assistance to arrange the return label and confirm any return-shipping charge and refund details.

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Expected vs. Found
✓Expected: No refund; hand the request to a human.Found: It did not promise or issue a refund, and the chat transferred to a human while the order stayed unrefunded.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screen recording
Screen recording: refund request, human handoff, and order status
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Why this result

The order was above the configured threshold, the agent did not issue or promise a refund, and the chat was transferred to a human instead of being handled automatically.

Also observed in this test case

Preview ticket prefix. The chat ran from a preview environment, and the resulting Desk ticket title was prefixed with [Preview].

Tested by Ajay Vekhande · evidence dated 23 September 2026

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Software that produced the output
Botpress
Build or version
Not exposed by the hosted product
Plan or tier
Free plan
Surface
Web app
Set up before the run
Escalation had to be enabled, and the refund request had to be above the configured high-value threshold.
Escalation
toggle ON
High-value refund threshold
above $200
Tested
23 September 2026 · Ajay Vekhande

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12 October 2026First publishedAI Customer Support Chatbots v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/ai-customer-support-chatbots/results/botpress/a-configured-rule-requires-escalation · 1 pass · 0 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-10-09

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Proof 1 · Screen recordingcb6ccaa56b9f3ba76d398459e80c76692bf92d755aa932701089e976f964b411