For Hugo static sites
AI chatbot for Hugo — embed via partial template, blazing-fast pages
Hugo is the static-site generator beloved for its sub-100ms rendering on huge sites. Ashh.ai fits inside Hugo's philosophy — one script tag in your layouts/_default/baseof.html, deferred load, zero impact on your Lighthouse scores. The widget waits for visitor intent; pages stay fast.
Embeds via Hugo base template
Add the script to layouts/_default/baseof.html (or layouts/partials/head.html). Hugo rebuilds the static site on each deploy; the bot is live on every page after the next hugo build.
Trained on your Hugo content
Point Ashh at your sitemap. We crawl your Hugo-rendered pages — every post, page, content type. New post pushed via hugo deploy? In the bot's knowledge by tomorrow.
Theme-agnostic widget
Works in every Hugo theme — Ananke, Doks, PaperMod, hugo-book, custom themes. No theme fork required; the widget is a script tag.
Multi-language Hugo sites supported
Hugo's built-in i18n support generates per-language URLs (e.g. /en/about/, /de/about/). Ashh's crawler picks them up via your sitemap. Bot replies in the visitor's detected language.
Questions Hugo static sites ask
Where exactly does the script go in Hugo?+
Best practice: layouts/partials/head.html (or your theme's equivalent). Adds the script to every page's head. Survives theme updates if you use Hugo's partials properly.
Does it work with Hugo Pipes / asset processing?+
Yes — the widget script is loaded from our CDN, not bundled. No Hugo Pipes processing needed. Works alongside js.Build for your own JS.
Will it work with content collections / Hugo's page bundles?+
Yes — Ashh ingests by sitemap, not by file structure. As long as your bundle renders to a public URL in your sitemap, the bot picks it up.
How does it compare to Algolia DocSearch on a Hugo docs site?+
DocSearch is keyword-based search. Ashh is conversational Q&A. Different surface. Most docs sites benefit from both: DocSearch for navigation, Ashh for understanding.
Try it on your hugo site in 5 minutes.
Free tier is genuinely free. No card required to ship a bot.