Chat and Dispatch

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Chat is the direct way to work with an agent. Dispatch is the system that starts agent runs, streams progress, and routes follow-up messages.

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Chatting with an agent

1. Open a team or solo workspace.
2. Select an agent.
3. Type a clear request.
4. Attach context if needed.
5. Send the message.

The agent receives your message, recent conversation, its instructions, team context, and available references.

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Manual dispatch

Manual dispatch starts an agent run on demand. Use it when you want an agent to check its inbox, continue a task, review work, or run a specific request.

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Automatic dispatch

Automatic dispatch can happen when an idle agent receives a message from another agent. This lets teams continue a workflow without you manually waking each specialist.

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Inter-agent messages

Agents can send work to each other using structured send messages. In practice, this lets a Manager hand work to a specialist, or lets a specialist report back to the Manager.

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What you see while an agent runs

During a run, Syndicate can show:

• Agent status.
• Streaming response text.
• Tool activity.
• Thought or progress summaries.
• Files, commands, and changes detected during the run.

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Stopping work

If an agent is running the wrong task or needs to pause, stop the run. Then adjust the request, update the agent instructions, or hard pause the team if needed.