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Minds Team

# **Chats — one unified interface**

One chat for deep one-on-ones, multi-Mind conversations, and full panel research. Drop in any file; pull any Mind out for a private deep-dive.

Chats are where everything in Minds happens. One unified interface handles three modes:

- a **one-on-one** with a single Mind for depth
- a **multi-Mind conversation** where you can @-mention anyone in the room
- a **panel** that queries an entire Group (or several Groups) in parallel

Switching between modes is just a matter of who (or what) you mention in the input.

## Starting a chat

Click **New Chat** in the sidebar. The smart input suggests Minds and Groups as you type. Drop in the ones you want — a single Mind for a deep-dive, a Group for a panel, or two Groups side-by-side to compare segments.

Other shortcuts:

- From any Mind's profile, click **Chat** to open a one-on-one.
- From any Group in the sidebar, click the name to open a panel chat.
- Just start typing — your first message creates the chat automatically.

When you open a panel chat, a greeting shows the groups in the room as tiles. Click a tile to open that group's info panel and inspect who's inside before you ask your first question. In panel chats, the input also suggests ready-made survey questions addressed to the whole panel.

## Feeding the chat

You're not limited to text. Drag in:

- landing page screenshots
- pitch decks and PDFs
- product images, packshots, mocks
- competitor ads, campaign creative
- interview notes, raw transcripts

Hit send. Every Mind or Group in the chat sees the attachment and reacts.

## Directing the conversation

In a multi-Mind or multi-Group chat, use `@name` to address a specific persona:

```
@Sarah what do you think about this positioning?
@Mike can you stress-test Sarah's take?
```

Without a mention, everyone in the chat responds.

## The deep-dive pattern

Panels give you scale. One-on-ones give you depth. You can move between them without leaving the chat.

When a Mind's response catches your eye — _"that CMO said something sharp about pricing"_ — click her in the response. You're now in a one-on-one with just her. Ask why. Show her a competitor. Challenge her logic. Ask what would actually change her mind.

This is where the insight gets real. Surface from the panel, probe individually, then jump back to the panel chat from the sidebar for the aggregate view.

## Managing chats

- **Rename** — click the chat title in the header and edit it inline.
- **Add perspectives** — @-mention more Minds, or drag a Mind from the sidebar into the input.
- **Delete** — remove a chat permanently from its entry in the sidebar.

All chats are saved under **Chats** in the sidebar. Click any one to pick up where you left off.

## Memory across chats

By default, a Mind remembers relevant context across chats with you. If you've told Warren Buffett you're evaluating a B2B SaaS acquisition in one chat, he'll know it in the next.

Toggle this off any time in **Settings → General → Cross-chat memory** if you want each conversation to start from a clean slate.

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_Chats are the interface. Everything — one Mind, many Minds, whole panels — runs through them._