Group Conversations

Collaborate with your team and Molley AI in group conversations.

Overview

Group conversations allow:

• Team collaboration — Multiple people in one thread
• AI assistance — Molley participates with full context
• Shared history — Everyone sees the full conversation
• Real-time updates — See messages as they're sent

Creating Group Conversations

Start a Group Thread

1. Open Molley Chat
2. Click + New Chat
3. Click the participants icon
4. Add team members
5. Start the conversation

Add to Existing Thread

1. Open an existing thread
2. Click the participants icon
3. Add team members
4. They can now see and contribute

How It Works

Message Flow

In a group conversation:

1. Any participant can send messages
2. Molley responds to questions directed at it
3. All participants see all messages
4. Context is shared across the conversation

Addressing Molley

To get Molley's response:

• Ask a question (Molley responds to questions)
• Use @Molley to explicitly address the AI
• Request specific help

Example Conversation

Sarah: We need to finalize the authentication feature spec.

Molley: I can help with that. Based on your project context, 
        here are the key areas to cover...

John: What about SSO support?

Molley: Good point. For your enterprise target audience, 
        SSO is important. Here's what I'd recommend...

Sarah: @John what do you think about OAuth vs SAML?

John: For our use case, I'd lean toward OAuth 2.0...

Sarah: @Molley can you update the spec to include OAuth 2.0?

Molley: Here's the updated specification with OAuth 2.0...

Participants

Viewing Participants

Click the participants icon to see:

• All current participants
• Who started the thread
• Option to add/remove people

Adding Participants

1. Click participants icon
2. Search for team members
3. Click to add
4. They receive a notification

Removing Participants

1. Click participants icon
2. Click the X next to a name
3. They lose access to the thread

WARNING

Removed participants can no longer see the conversation history.

Shared Context

How Context Works in Groups

• Context is loaded based on where the conversation started
• All participants see the same context
• Anyone can add additional context

Adding Context

Any participant can add context:

1. Click the + button
2. Select content to add
3. It's visible to all participants

Use Cases

Brainstorming Sessions

Use group chat for ideation:

PM: Let's brainstorm features for Q2.

Molley: Based on your roadmap and user feedback, 
        here are some areas to consider...

Designer: What about improving onboarding?

Developer: That aligns with the feedback we've been getting.

Molley: Here's a breakdown of onboarding improvements 
        based on your recent user research...

Decision Making

Collaborate on decisions:

PM: We need to decide between approach A and B.

Molley: Here's a comparison based on your constraints...

Developer: Approach A seems simpler to implement.

PM: @Molley what are the tradeoffs?

Molley: Here's a detailed tradeoff analysis...

Document Review

Review content together:

Writer: Here's the draft product description.

Molley: Based on your brand voice, here are some suggestions...

PM: I like the suggestions. Can we also emphasize security?

Molley: Here's a revised version emphasizing security...

Problem Solving

Work through issues:

Developer: We're seeing performance issues in the dashboard.

PM: What's the user impact?

Developer: Load times over 5 seconds for some users.

Molley: Based on your architecture, here are potential causes 
        and solutions to investigate...

Best Practices

1. Set Clear Purpose

Start threads with clear intent:

• "Let's finalize the Q2 roadmap"
• "Brainstorming session for marketing campaign"
• "Review the feature specification"

2. Keep Focused

One topic per thread:

• Start new threads for new topics
• Reference other threads if needed
• Archive completed discussions

3. Use @Mentions

Direct messages appropriately:

• @Molley for AI assistance
• @Name for specific people
• General messages for everyone

4. Summarize Decisions

End discussions with clarity:

• Summarize what was decided
• Note action items
• Assign owners

5. Manage Participants

Keep threads relevant:

• Add people who need to be involved
• Remove people when no longer relevant
• Don't over-invite

Notifications

When You're Notified

You receive notifications when:

• Added to a conversation
• Someone @mentions you
• New messages in your threads

Managing Notifications

Control your notifications:

• Mute specific threads
• Set notification preferences
• Check notification settings

Thread Management

Finding Threads

Search for group conversations:

• By participant name
• By content
• By date

Archiving Threads

When a conversation is complete:

• Archive to remove from active list
• Content is preserved
• Can be unarchived if needed

Deleting Threads

To permanently remove:

• Only thread creator can delete
• All content is removed
• Cannot be recovered

Next Steps

• Chat Interface — Basic chat features
• Context Awareness — How context works
• AI-Powered Features — AI throughout Molley