Use Apollo with an AI Browser for Support Triage

Run support triage in Strawberry using Apollo as one of the inputs. Specific surfaces, example prompt, real output, and tradeoffs vs alternatives.

Diagram of Strawberry AI browser workflow using Apollo for support triage

If you use Apollo and you regularly need to triage and respond to support, the bottleneck is usually the same: Apollo holds part of the context, but support triage also needs signals that live outside it - on the public web, in LinkedIn, in news, in other connected apps. Strawberry is built to combine the Apollo context with the rest of the browser, and run the full workflow as a companion you can re-trigger every week.

This page describes specifically how Strawberry handles support triage when Apollo is one of the inputs. It names the Apollo surfaces involved, the signals the workflow actually needs, an example prompt you can paste, and what a good output looks like.

The job a support engineer, founder doing support, CS lead is trying to do

The goal of support triage is to categorise inbound tickets, surface the urgent ones, and draft accurate replies grounded in product source-of-truth. The success metric is concrete: first-response time under 2 hours, accurate-categorisation rate above 95%, draft-edits-before-send under 20%. That definition matters because it shapes what Apollo needs to contribute to the workflow.

What signals support triage actually needs

For each signal below, here is whether Apollo can contribute directly or whether Strawberry has to find it via the browser:

  • Ticket category (billing, bug, feature request, account, security) - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.
  • Sentiment (positive, neutral, frustrated, churn-risk) - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.
  • Product state (subscription tier, recent activity, feature flag) - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.
  • History (has this user reported the same before) - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.
  • GitHub/Linear status if it's a bug - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.
  • Team-mate replies already in the thread - Apollo does not contain this directly. Strawberry uses the browser plus public sources to fetch it.

What Strawberry can do inside Apollo

Strawberry can search Apollo by ICP filter, enrich a candidate list with verified emails, and combine that with web research for personalized outreach.

Apollo surfaces Strawberry uses for this workflow: contacts, companies, sequences, lists, filters.

How Strawberry runs support triage with Apollo

  1. Strawberry opens the Apollo contacts that contains the relevant context.
  2. The companion pulls related context from Apollo (companies, history, attached files) where it exists.
  3. For the parts Apollo does not store, Strawberry uses the browser - web search, LinkedIn, news, the prospect's website.
  4. Strawberry synthesises the output in the shape this workflow needs: A draft reply per ticket, plus a category label and priority - human reviews before send.
  5. A human reviews before any external action (send, update, post). Then the approved output is saved back to Apollo or your system of record.

Example Strawberry prompt

Paste this in a new Strawberry chat with Apollo connected. Adjust the specifics to your actual ICP, role, or topic.

Read this Apollo contacts and any linked context.
Then run a full support triage workflow on it. Use the browser to fill any gaps not in Apollo.
Return the output in the shape we use for support triage: A draft reply per ticket, plus a category label and priority - human reviews before send.
Do not send anything externally. Save the draft to me to review.

What a good support triage output looks like

Here is what a finished output for support triage should look like in practice. The specifics will change for your use case, but the shape should look similar:

  • Ticket #1962 - Marcus Rosenberg (marcus@clubstill.com)
  • Category: billing - plan-state mismatch
  • Priority: P1 (paying user, $118 charge vs Intern credits)
  • Verified: Stripe shows Intern, charge log shows $118 Part-Time amount, credits granted at Intern rate
  • Draft reply: confirm Intern is active, apologise for the rate mismatch, grant 22k credit balance to match Part-Time tier for current cycle, no refund promised

Why Apollo for this, and where to use a different tool

Apollo is strong for this workflow because Strawberry can search Apollo by ICP filter, enrich a candidate list with verified emails, and combine that with web research for personalized outreach.

Where Apollo falls short Apollo credits are consumed per contact reveal; phone reveal credits are separate; account is shared so usage adds up fast.

Consider also a CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive) once the prospect enters pipeline.

Common mistakes when running support triage

  • Auto-replying with 'we'll look into it' without doing the work
  • Ignoring teammate replies already in the thread
  • Guessing about product behaviour instead of checking GitHub or source code
  • Automated security-report replies (always a major mistake - escalate to a human only)

Connecting Apollo to Strawberry

Apollo API key - reveal_phone_number is currently hardcoded true (known bug). Once connected, the companion can read the surfaces above without re-authenticating, and any write action still requires explicit human approval the first time the workflow runs.

Caveats

Do not let any AI agent send emails, update CRM records, or change shared systems without a clear approval step. Strawberry is strongest when the workflow combines browser context with connected-app context and a human review for sensitive actions.

How Apollo + Strawberry runs support triage

1 Apollo

Read

Open the relevant Apollo contacts; pull related context.

2 Browser

Augment

Use the browser, LinkedIn, news, and other connected apps for signals outside the CRM/tool.

3 Output

Compose

Synthesise into the support triage shape: A draft reply per ticket, plus a category label and priority - human reviews before send.

4 Human

Approve

Human reviews before any external action; approved output is saved back.

FAQ - Apollo + AI browser for support triage

Can Strawberry do support triage entirely inside Apollo?

No, and that is the point. support triage needs signals Apollo does not store - public web, LinkedIn, news, other apps. Strawberry combines Apollo with the browser, which is where the real value comes from.

Does Apollo need to be the primary CRM or system of record?

Not necessarily. Apollo can be one input among several. Strawberry can read it as context even if your primary system of record is somewhere else.

What permissions do I need on Apollo?

Read access to the surfaces you want Strawberry to use (contacts, companies, sequences). Write permissions are only needed if you want Strawberry to update Apollo after a human approves the change. Apollo API key - reveal_phone_number is currently hardcoded true (known bug).

What is the realistic success metric for support triage?

first-response time under 2 hours, accurate-categorisation rate above 95%, draft-edits-before-send under 20% - that is the target Strawberry helps you hit, not the only thing it measures.

What is the biggest mistake to avoid?

Auto-replying with 'we'll look into it' without doing the work.