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Composing a Message

The message input is a rich content-editable area that supports:
  • Plain text — Just type and press Enter to send
  • Rich formatting — Use the toolbar or Markdown shortcuts (see Formatting)
  • File attachments — Click the paperclip or drag-and-drop files
  • Emoji — Click the smiley face for the picker
  • @mentions — Type @ followed by a name
  • Slash commands — Type / for special commands (see Slash Commands)
  • Scheduled send — Set a future date/time for delivery

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Sending

Messages are delivered in real-time via Supabase Realtime. Other participants see your message instantly.

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Optimistic Updates

When you send a message, it appears immediately in your view (optimistic update) before server confirmation. This makes the experience feel instantaneous. If the server request fails, the message is rolled back. The same applies to:
  • Reactions — Appear instantly when you click
  • Edits — Show immediately
  • Deletes — Remove immediately

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Message Grouping

Consecutive messages from the same person within a short time window are visually grouped:
  • The first message shows the full avatar, name, and timestamp
  • Subsequent messages appear without the header, creating a clean, chat-like flow
Message grouping

Grouped messages with hover action bar

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Editing a Message

You can edit your own messages after sending:
1

Hover over your message

A toolbar appears with action icons.
2

Click the pencil icon

The message text becomes editable inline.
3

Make changes

Edit the text as needed.
4

Save or cancel

Press Enter to save, or Escape to cancel.
Edited messages show an (edited) label after the timestamp.

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Deleting a Message

You can delete your own messages:
  1. Hover over your message
  2. Click the trash icon in the hover toolbar
  3. The message is removed immediately for everyone
Deleted messages cannot be recovered.

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Replying Inline

To reply to a specific message without starting a thread:
  1. Hover over the target message
  2. Click the reply arrow in the hover toolbar
  3. A reply indicator appears above the input showing the original message text and sender
  4. Type your reply and send
  5. Click the X on the reply indicator to cancel
The reply appears in the main conversation with a visual reference to the original message.

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Hover Action Toolbar

When you hover over any message, a toolbar appears with these actions:

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@Mentions

Type @ followed by a team member’s name to mention them:
  1. Type @ in the input
  2. A dropdown appears with matching team members
  3. Filter by typing more of the name
  4. Click or press Enter to select
  5. The mention appears as a highlighted tag
Mentioned users receive a notification.

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Emoji Picker

Click the smiley face icon in the input toolbar to open the emoji picker. 16 commonly used emoji are shown for quick access: The standard set includes: thumbs up, heart, laugh, party, fire, eyes, check, 100, wave, think, clap, rocket, star-eyes, pray, peace, muscle. You can also use your OS emoji picker (Cmd+Ctrl+Space on Mac).

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Scheduled Send

To schedule a message for later delivery:
  1. Click the clock icon in the input toolbar
  2. Select a date and time
  3. Compose your message
  4. Click Send — the message will be delivered at the scheduled time

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File Attachments

See File Sharing for details on attaching and sharing files.

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Reference Cards

When you embed references via slash commands (/meeting, /vault, /todo, /brain), they appear as rich interactive cards in your message. These cards include:
  • Meeting cards: Video thumbnail, participant avatars, date, and link
  • Vault cards: File icon, name, type, size, and link
  • Todo cards: Task title, status, priority, and link
  • Brain cards: Conversation title, date, and link
Reference cards can be removed before sending by clicking the X on the card.