# Source: https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-dialog-designer/test-skill.md

# Test Dialog skill

You can test your skill using the agent simulator from any page available in the skill's left navigation pane without navigating back to the main agent page.

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From any page in the Dialog skill click the **agent simulator** in the bottom right corner. Select a channel Web or C-IVR in which you wish to test. Note that this option is displayed if you have deployed your agent in both web and C-IVR channels. You can now ask queries and test if you are receiving appropriate responses from user queries.&#x20;

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**: If you have added response filters to the skill responses that use user properties, then to test the agent, you can set the custom\_properties\[user\_property\_key]=value in the web channel URL. Example: custom\_properties\[office\_city]=Bangalore. See [Create custom user properties](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/customize-your-skill/how-to/use-context/create-custom-user-properties), for more information.
{% endhint %}

**Few important examples are listed below**:

* You can add new invocation intents to your **Dialog** skill and test agent using the agent simulator from the **Invocation intent** page itself without navigating back to the main agent page.

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* You can build a multi-turn conversational flow in your **Dialog** skill and test agent using the agent simulator from the **Dialog Designer** page itself without navigating back to the main agent page.

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