Quick Start Guide

Get started with Open Ticket AI in 5 minutes. Quick setup guide for Python 3.13+ with OTOBO, Znuny, or OTRS ticket system integration.

Quick Start Guide

Get started with Open Ticket AI in 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

Python 3.13+
Access to an OTOBO, Znuny, or OTRS instance
API token or credentials for your ticket system

Installation

Install Core Package

# Using uv (recommended)
uv pip install open-ticket-ai

# Or using pip
pip install open-ticket-ai

Install Plugins

# Install OTOBO/Znuny plugin
uv pip install otai-otobo-znuny

# Install HuggingFace plugin (for ML)
uv pip install otai-hf-local

# Or install the complete bundle
uv pip install open-ticket-ai[all]

First Configuration

1. Set Environment Variables

export OTOBO_BASE_URL="https://your-ticket-system.com"
export OTOBO_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

2. Create Configuration File

Create config.yml:

# Load plugins
plugins:
  - name: otobo_znuny
    config:
      base_url: '${OTOBO_BASE_URL}'
      api_token: '${OTOBO_API_TOKEN}'

# Configure pipeline
orchestrator:
  pipelines:
    - name: classify_tickets
      run_every_milli_seconds: 60000 # Run every 60 seconds
      pipes:
        # Fetch open tickets
        - pipe_name: fetch_tickets
          search:
            StateType: 'Open'
            limit: 10

        # Log tickets (for testing)
        - pipe_name: log_tickets

Running Your First Pipeline

# Run the pipeline
open-ticket-ai run --config config.yml

# Or with verbose logging
open-ticket-ai run --config config.yml --log-level DEBUG

You should see output like:

[INFO] Loading configuration from config.yml
[INFO] Initializing plugins...
[INFO] Starting orchestrator...
[INFO] Running pipeline: classify_tickets
[INFO] Fetched 10 tickets
[INFO] Pipeline completed successfully

Next Steps

Add Classification

Update your config to classify tickets:

orchestrator:
  pipelines:
    - name: classify_tickets
      run_every_milli_seconds: 60000
      pipes:
        - pipe_name: fetch_tickets
          search:
            StateType: 'Open'
            limit: 10

        # Add ML classification
        - pipe_name: classify_queue
          model_name: 'bert-base-uncased'

        # Update tickets
        - pipe_name: update_ticket
          fields:
            QueueID: '{{ context.predicted_queue_id }}'

Explore Examples

Check out complete examples:

# List available configExamples
ls docs/raw_en_docs/config_examples/

# Try the queue classification example
cp docs/raw_en_docs/config_examples/queue_classification.yml config.yml
open-ticket-ai run --config config.yml

Learn More

Installation Guide - Detailed installation instructions
First Pipeline Tutorial - Step-by-step pipeline creation
Configuration Reference - Complete config docs
Available Plugins - Plugin documentation

Common Issues

Connection Error

Error: Failed to connect to ticket system

Solution: Verify OTOBO_BASE_URL is correct and accessible.

Authentication Error

Error: 401 Unauthorized

Solution: Check that OTOBO_API_TOKEN is valid and has required permissions.

Plugin Not Found

Error: Plugin 'otobo_znuny' not found

Solution: Install the plugin:

uv pip install otai-otobo-znuny

Getting Help

What’s Next?

Now that you have Open Ticket AI running:

Customize Configuration: Adapt to your workflow
Add More Pipes: Enhance functionality
Monitor Performance: Track classification accuracy
Scale Up: Process more tickets
Contribute: Share your experience and improvements