# Creating a welcome intent for Amazon Chime SDK messaging
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If you add an optional welcome intent to your Amazon Lex V2 bot model, your `AppInstanceBot` can announce itself and its capabilities when it joins a channel. The welcome intent can display a message, or it can initiate a dialog with channel members. The name of the of welcome intent can vary, and you define it in the AppInstanceBot's configuration.

For more information about intents, see [Adding intents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/build-intents.html) in the *Amazon Lex V2 Developer Guide*