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Your First Chat

Now that you have a project, let's start a conversation. Ogadu supports two types of chats: AI chats (talk to an AI model) and Team chats (human-only discussions).

Starting a Chat

  1. Open your project and click the Chats tab (💬).
  2. Click New Chat.

  3. Configure your chat:

    Setting Details
    Chat Type AI Chat (default) — talk to an AI assistant. Team Chat — human-only group discussion.
    AI Model Choose which AI model to use. A recommended model is pre-selected. Only for AI chats.
    AI Persona Optionally select a custom persona, or stick with the default Ogadu assistant. Only for AI chats.
    Title Optional. If you leave it blank, Ogadu will auto-generate a title after your first message.

  4. Click Create Chat.

Create Chat modal

Model and persona are locked

The AI model and persona cannot be changed after a chat is created. If you want to try a different model, start a new chat.

Sending Your First Message

  1. Type your message in the input area at the bottom.
  2. Press Enter to send (or click the send button).
  3. For AI chats, the response will stream in in real time — you'll see the text appear word by word.

Chat conversation

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Enter — send message
  • Shift + Enter — new line (without sending)
  • Ctrl/Cmd + F — search within the chat

Markdown Support

Both your messages and AI responses support Markdown formatting:

  • Bold, italic, ~~strikethrough~~
  • Headings, lists, tables
  • inline code and fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting
  • Links (open in new tabs automatically)

Code blocks include a language label and a copy button for easy copying.

Message Actions

Hover over any message to reveal action buttons:

Action Description
Copy Copy the message content to your clipboard.
Copy link Copy a direct link to this specific message. Share it with teammates.
Branch Create a new chat that copies the conversation up to this message.

AI Suggestion Chips

When you start a new AI chat, you'll see suggestion chips to help you get going:

  • "Help me write a story"
  • "Explain a concept"
  • "Review my code"

Click any chip to pre-fill the message input.

What's Next?