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Chatting with Agents

Learn how to communicate effectively with your Kindship agent using the chat interface.

The chat interface is where you work with your agent. Understanding how to communicate effectively helps you get better results and accomplish more together.

The Chat Interface

When you open your agent's workspace, you'll see the chat interface. It's straightforward:

  • Message input — Type your messages here
  • Conversation history — See past messages and responses
  • Context indicators — See what your agent is referencing

Sending Messages

Just type naturally. You don't need special commands or syntax. Your agent understands:

  • Questions
  • Instructions
  • Requests
  • Ideas and brainstorming
  • Feedback and corrections

Response Time

Your agent typically responds within seconds. Complex requests that require more thinking may take slightly longer.

Effective Communication

Be Clear and Specific

Compare these two requests:

Less effective: "Help me with my project."

More effective: "Help me create a timeline for launching my podcast. I want to publish the first episode in 6 weeks and I need to choose equipment, record 3 episodes, and set up distribution."

The more context and specificity you provide, the more useful the response.

Give Context

Your agent remembers past conversations, but it helps to provide context when:

  • Starting a new topic
  • Connecting to something from long ago
  • Introducing new information

Example: "Remember the marketing plan we discussed last month? I've decided to focus on the social media approach instead of paid ads."

Ask Follow-up Questions

Don't accept the first response if it doesn't fully address your needs:

  • "Can you elaborate on point 2?"
  • "What are the downsides of this approach?"
  • "Give me a concrete example."
  • "How would this work in my specific situation?"

Provide Feedback

Let your agent know what's working:

  • "This is exactly what I needed."
  • "This is too detailed — give me a summary instead."
  • "I like this approach, but the timeline is unrealistic."

Your agent learns from feedback and adjusts accordingly.

Types of Conversations

Planning Conversations

When you want to organize work:

"Let's plan out the next quarter. My main priorities are growing revenue 20%, hiring two engineers, and launching the mobile app."

Your agent will help break this down into objectives, projects, and tasks.

Problem-Solving Conversations

When you're stuck on something:

"I'm having trouble deciding between two vendors for our payment processing. Can you help me think through the decision?"

Your agent will ask about your criteria, compare options, and help you weigh trade-offs.

Brainstorming Conversations

When you want to generate ideas:

"I need creative ideas for our company retreat. We have 30 people, a $5,000 budget, and it should be within 2 hours of the office."

Your agent will generate options and help you evaluate them.

Check-in Conversations

When you want to review progress:

"Let's review where we are on the product launch. What's done, what's pending, and what are the blockers?"

Your agent will reference your planning structure and provide a status update.

Advanced Tips

Use "Let's" for Collaboration

Starting with "Let's" signals you want to work together:

  • "Let's figure out our pricing strategy."
  • "Let's review the project plan."
  • "Let's brainstorm some alternatives."

Ask for Multiple Options

Get more perspective by asking for alternatives:

  • "Give me three different approaches to this."
  • "What are the pros and cons of each option?"
  • "What would you recommend, and why?"

Request Specific Formats

Tell your agent how you want information presented:

  • "Give me this as bullet points."
  • "Create a table comparing these options."
  • "Walk me through this step by step."
  • "Summarize this in two sentences."

Think Out Loud

Share your reasoning to get better feedback:

"I'm thinking we should delay the launch by two weeks because we're behind on testing. But I'm worried about missing the holiday window. What do you think?"

This gives your agent context to provide more relevant advice.

Conversation Management

Long Conversations

Your agent maintains context throughout long conversations. If a conversation gets very long, your agent might summarize earlier parts to stay focused.

Starting Fresh

If you want to discuss something completely unrelated, you can simply change topics. Your agent will shift context while still remembering the earlier conversation.

Referencing Past Conversations

You can reference previous discussions:

"Remember when we talked about the marketing budget? I have an update..."

Your agent will recall the relevant context.

Troubleshooting

My agent seems to have forgotten something

Try being more specific about what you're referencing. Give dates, project names, or other identifying details.

Responses are off-topic

Redirect clearly: "That's not quite what I meant. Let me clarify..." and restate your question.

I want shorter/longer responses

Tell your agent directly. It will adjust its communication style.

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