Chat

Describe what you need in plain language and let Agentican build the plan.

Overview

The chat panel is the primary way to interact with Agentican. It's a conversational interface on the right side of the screen where you describe tasks and Agentican generates executable plans in response.

How Chat Works

When you send a message, Agentican analyzes your request and responds with one of:

A plan — A structured workflow with steps, agent assignments, and tool selections
A clarifying question — If the request is ambiguous
A text response — For general questions or guidance

The conversation is contextual — you can refine your request through follow-up messages. For example:

"Create a competitor analysis report"
"Add a step that emails the report to the marketing team"
"Use the Content Marketing agent for the writing step"

Plan Generation

When Agentican generates a plan, it appears as a structured card in the chat showing:

Plan name and description
Each step with its assigned agent and tools
Step dependencies and execution order

You can review the plan and choose to:

Run — Execute the plan immediately, creating a task
Save — Save the plan for later reuse
Refine — Send follow-up messages to modify the plan

Create a competitor analysis report for Acme Corp and send a summary to the sales team on Slack

I've created a 3-step plan that will research Acme Corp, analyze their strengths and weaknesses, and send an executive summary to #sales-team on Slack.

Competitor Analysis

1. Research competitor Market Research Analyst

2. Analyze strengths & weaknesses Competitive Intelligence Analyst

3. Draft executive summary Content Strategist

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Chat Features

Markdown Support

Chat responses render full markdown including headers, lists, code blocks, bold/italic text, and links.

Conversation History

Your conversation persists within the current session. Use the clear button to start a fresh conversation.

Resizable Panel

Drag the left edge of the chat panel to resize it. Make it wider for complex plans or narrower to focus on the main content area.

Best Practices

Be specific — "Research Q4 pricing for Competitor X using their website and our Salesforce data" produces better plans than "Do some research"
Mention tools — If you want agents to use specific tools, say so: "Send the summary via Slack to #marketing"
Iterate — Start with a rough request, then refine the generated plan through follow-up messages
Review before running — Always review the generated plan before clicking Run, especially for plans that use external tools