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Chat

What is Chat in Tale?

Chat is the everyday entry point: pick an agent (or none), type, and a reply streams back with citations, tool calls, and optional Arena comparisons — the surface every other platform module feeds.

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How Chat works in Tale

From a grounded reply to Arena, approvals, knowledge, and scoped projects — the same surfaces you use every day.

01 Approvals

Approvals live in the thread

When a reply would post to Slack, send mail, or change a system, an approval card lands in the thread before anything ships.

02 Projects

Threads stay with their team

A thread belongs to its workspace. The Comms Agent's drafts stay with comms — engineering never has to scroll past them.

03 Agents

Pick the agent that owns the ask

Switch specialists mid-thread or let Auto route — every agent carries its own instructions, knowledge, and tools.

04 Knowledge

Ground every reply in indexed sources

Chat retrieves from the libraries you grant — citation cards land in the thread so readers can open the file or page the answer used.

What does Chat include?

Everyday AI that cites its sources, calls your tools, and compares models side by side.

  • 01

    Composer with Auto routing

    The composer carries the agent picker and model picker. Auto lets Tale pick the model for the thread.

    Chat basics

  • 02

    Citations on every grounded reply

    Retrieved passages carry their source so readers can open the file, entry, or page the answer used.

    Chat basics

  • 03

    Arena mode

    Compare models or agents side by side when you need a second opinion before you commit.

    Arena Mode

  • 04

    Attachments and Canvas

    Upload supported files; open Canvas when the reply needs a long document or diagram beside the thread.

    Attachments

  • 05

    Agents in the thread

    Switch agents mid-thread, run one-shot specialists, or keep a sticky agent for the conversation.

    Agents in chat

Chat FAQ

Tale Chat is the everyday surface where you pick an agent, send a message, and read a streamed reply with citations and tool calls.

Yes. Raw chat uses the model's defaults when you are exploring; reach for an agent when the same question will recur.

Arena mode runs the same prompt against more than one model or agent so you can compare replies before you choose.

Both. When a reply would call an integration or start a workflow, the action pauses on an in-chat approval card first — right where the work is happening.

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