Key Features
Context-Aware
AI understands your workspace and can reference your content
@Mention for Context
Attach documents, emails, or files to give AI specific context
Agent Mode
AI can autonomously search and explore your workspace
Web Search
Query both your workspace and the broader web
Getting Started with AI Chat
What AI Chat Can Do
Answer Questions About Your Content
Ask about information in your workspace:- “What did the team decide about the API redesign?”
- “Summarize the customer feedback from last week”
- “What are my tasks due this week?”
- “Show me emails about the Q4 budget”
Summarize Documents
Get quick summaries of long content:- “Summarize @quarterly-report”
- “What are the key points in @meeting-notes?”
- “Give me a brief overview of @design-doc”
Search Your Workspace
Let AI search for you:- “Find documents about the authentication system”
- “What tasks are assigned to me?”
- “Show me recent channel messages about the launch”
Research and Web Search
Get information from the web:- “What are best practices for API rate limiting?”
- “Research competitors in the project management space”
- “Find recent articles about CRDT technology”
Draft and Compose
Get help writing:- “Draft an email to the customer about the delay”
- “Help me write a project proposal”
- “Suggest improvements to this paragraph”
Using @Mentions for Context
One of the most powerful features is the ability to @mention content for context:How to Add Context
- Type
@in the chat input - Search for and select documents, emails, files, or channels
- Selected items appear as attachments
- AI uses these attachments as context for its response
What You Can @Mention
- Documents: Give AI access to specific docs
- Emails: Reference email threads
- Files: Attach PDFs, images, or other files
- Channels: Reference channel conversations
- Tasks: Provide task context
- Open Tabs: Use
@open-tabsto reference all your currently open documents
When you @mention a document in AI chat, the AI reads and understands its full content. This is perfect for asking questions about specific documents.
Example: Document Analysis
Example: Multi-Document Context
Agent Mode
Agent mode allows AI to autonomously search and explore your workspace:How Agent Mode Works
When to Use Agent Mode
- Broad questions: “What’s the status of the redesign project?”
- Multi-source research: “Compile all customer feedback on the new feature”
- Discovery: “What have we discussed about performance optimization?”
- Synthesis: “Summarize our approach to user authentication across all docs”
Agent mode is powerful for exploratory questions where you’re not sure exactly which documents or emails contain the information you need.
Chat Features
Message History
All conversations are saved:- Return to previous chats anytime
- Continue conversations across sessions
- Reference earlier messages in new questions
- Build on previous context
Edit Messages
Refine your questions:- Edit previous messages to rephrase questions
- AI will regenerate responses based on edits
- Keep conversations clean and focused
Attachments
Attach context to your questions:- Documents from your workspace
- Email threads
- Files and PDFs
- Channel conversations
- Multiple attachments per message
Model Selection
Choose the right AI model:- Different models for different tasks
- Balance speed vs. capability
- Model settings persist per chat
Best Practices
Be Specific
The more specific your question, the better the response: ❌ “Tell me about the project” ✅ “What are the key milestones in @project-roadmap and their deadlines?”Provide Context
Use @mentions to give AI the right context: ❌ “What did we decide?” ✅ “What did we decide in @meeting-notes about the API design?”Break Down Complex Questions
For complex requests, break them into steps:- “Summarize @design-doc”
- “What are the main technical challenges?”
- “How do these compare to @alternative-approach?”
Use Follow-ups
Build on AI responses with follow-up questions:- “What are my tasks this week?”
- “Show me more details about the API task”
- “Who else is working on this?”
Use Cases
Project Status Updates
Customer Research
Meeting Preparation
Document Analysis
Research and Learning
Privacy and Security
What AI Can Access
- Only content you have permission to view
- Only content you explicitly @mention or that agent mode finds
- Your AI chats are private to you
What AI Cannot Access
- Content you don’t have permission to view
- Other users’ private chats
- Content outside your workspace (unless web search is enabled)
AI respects all Macro permissions. It can only access and reference content that you have permission to view.
Integration with Macro
With Search
AI uses Macro’s search to find relevant content:- Agent mode searches your workspace automatically
- Results are synthesized into natural responses
- You can see what AI found and searched
With Documents
Create content from AI responses:- Save AI responses as documents
- Reference AI chats from documents
- Use AI to draft document sections
With Tasks
Manage tasks with AI:- Ask about your tasks and deadlines
- Get task summaries and status updates
- Create tasks from AI conversation
With @Links
AI understands your knowledge graph:- Follows @links in documents
- Discovers related content
- Builds on your connected information
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Input | Enter | Focus the chat input field |
| Send Message | Cmd+Enter | Send your message |
| New Chat | Cmd+N | Start a new conversation |
| @ Mention | @ | Open mentions menu for context |