> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.jinba.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chat Overview

> An overview of chat in Jinba App Neo

Chat is the central screen of Jinba App Neo. Talk to an agent to ask questions or request work, watch the AI's progress in real time, and receive the results.

## Types of chats

| Type            | Description                                                                                                           |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Agent chat**  | A chat bound to a specific agent. That agent's skills, connectors, knowledge, and memory are applied automatically    |
| **Ad-hoc chat** | A chat with no agent specified. It runs with the workspace default model and the default Skill (if one is configured) |

Selecting an agent via `@` in the composer or the "+" menu when creating a chat turns it into an agent chat.

## Screen layout

* **Sidebar** — New chat, Search (command palette), Agents, Flow, Tasks, Configure (Skills, Knowledge, Connectors), and pinned / recent chats (grouped into Today / Yesterday / Last 7 days / Last 30 days)
* **Message area** — The conversation history. The AI's activity (thinking, running tools, and so on) also appears here
* **Composer** — Message input, file attachments, and the reference pickers
* **Workspace panel** — A side panel where you can inspect files the AI created, code it ran, terminal output, and its work plan

## Basics

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Composing Messages and Attachments" icon="keyboard" href="/en/pages/jinba_app_neo/chat/composer">
    How to send messages, the reference pickers (@ / # / \[\[ and more), file attachments, and switching response quality
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI Activity and the Workspace Panel" icon="bolt" href="/en/pages/jinba_app_neo/chat/agent-activity">
    Reading the AI's progress, interrupting it, and inspecting outputs, code, terminal, and plans
  </Card>

  <Card title="In-Chat Forms and Suggestions" icon="rectangle-list" href="/en/pages/jinba_app_neo/chat/interactive-cards">
    Flow input forms, multiple-choice questions, Jinba integration cards, and skill suggestions
  </Card>

  <Card title="Managing and Searching Chats" icon="folder-open" href="/en/pages/jinba_app_neo/chat/manage-chats">
    Pinning, renaming, deleting, cross-chat search, and in-chat search
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Models and chats

The model used in a chat is decided when the chat is created and **stays fixed within that chat**. To use a different model, start a new chat. You can check the current model on the model badge in the chat screen.

## Response language

The AI generally responds in **the language you write in**. An explicit request such as "answer in English" always takes top priority. The app's display language (Settings > Appearance > Language) is used as a fallback when the language cannot be determined from your input.

## When you hit your usage limit

Once you reach the monthly usage included in your workspace plan, sending messages is temporarily blocked and the reset date is shown. To raise the limit, talk to your workspace owner or contact support.