> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.webai.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Groups > Create a Group so people from Contacts can talk in channels, share files, and call each other's Personas. Open **Groups** in the left sidebar to make a shared place for people from Contacts. You can talk in channels, add files, and host Personas other members can call. A question in **Ask anything** is a chat other members do not see. > [card] Invite people > > An Admin adds people from Contacts with **Share**, or starts pairing someone new. > [card] Talk in a channel > > Post to everyone in the Group, reply in a thread, and type @ to call a Persona. > [card] Ask without posting > > **Ask anything** can use the Group's files and channel messages. Other members do not see your chats. > [card] Share files and Personas > > Add documents and host your Personas in **Shared knowledge** so other members can use them. ## Create a Group **1. Open Groups** Click **Groups** in the left sidebar. **2. Start a new one** Click **New group**. **3. Name it** Type a **Group name**. **Description (optional)** can say what the Group is for. **Create group** stays off until the name has text. **4. Create it and open it** Click **Create group**. The Group appears on the list. Click it to open it on **Overview**, which shows recent activity, channels, shared knowledge, and members. The bar at the top switches between **Overview**, **Ask anything**, and **Shared knowledge**. > [!NOTE] > > A Persona you host in a Group stays on your computer. When another member calls it, the call is sent to your computer, and your computer runs the Persona. They can call it only while your computer is online. ## Invite people to a Group An Admin can add people. The person has to be in [Contacts](https://developers.webai.com/settings/contacts.md) first. **1. Open Share** Click **Share** in the top right of the Group. **2. Add people** Under **Add people**, search for a contact and add them. They join the Group. **3. Or pair someone new** Click **Pair a new contact** to open Contacts and generate an invite. After they pair, add them under **Add people**. The pairing steps are on [Contacts](https://developers.webai.com/settings/contacts.md). **4. Manage access** Under **People with access**, an Admin can change a role to **Contributor** or **Admin**, or click **Remove from group**. Any member can add a channel, a document, or one of their Personas. On **Overview**, you can click **Add contact** on a member who is not in your Contacts. They accept the invite under **Requests** in Contacts. ## Post in a channel Messages in a channel are shared with everyone in the Group. **1. Add a channel** Click **Add channel** under **Channels** in the sidebar, or on **Overview**. Type a name and press **Enter**. The new channel opens. **2. Post a message** Type in the box at the bottom of the channel and send it. Type @ and pick a Persona or a member from the list to tag them. **3. Reply to a message** Hover over a message and click **Reply to message**. A preview of that message sits above the box. Your reply goes into that message's thread. \[!TIP] Press **Escape** to cancel the reply. **4. Edit your message** Hover over your own message and click **Edit message**. Change the text and click **Save**. The message shows **(edited)**. ## Reply in a thread A thread keeps a side conversation on one message out of the main channel. **1. Open the thread** Hover over a message and click **Reply in thread**. The thread opens beside the channel, with the original message at the top. **2. Reply** Type in the thread's box and send it. Under the original message in the channel, a count such as **2 replies** shows how many replies the thread has. Click the count to open the thread again. **3. Call a Persona** Type @ and pick a Persona from the list. While it works, the message shows that the Persona is responding. Its reply appears in the thread with a **Persona** label. If the call fails, click **Retry**. \[!NOTE] After a Persona replies in a thread, your next reply there asks the same Persona again. Remove its name from the box to reply without asking it. **4. Close the thread** Click **Close thread**, or press **Escape**. > [!NOTE] > > **Reply in thread** and the reply count are hidden when the window is narrow. Widen the window to open a thread. ## Ask anything Open **Ask anything** and send a question. Your questions and the replies are a private chat that other members do not see. Click **New chat** to start another. The question can use files on **Shared knowledge** and messages from channels. A question can still be processed on another member's computer, such as the one that hosts a Persona you call. Type @ and pick a Persona to ask that Persona. A question without a Persona uses the Group's shared knowledge, and it can add a hosted Persona that fits. That combined reply is labeled **Group answer**. ## Shared knowledge Open **Shared knowledge** to add documents and host Personas. * Click **Add document** and choose one or more files. Each member's computer downloads the files, and adds them to its knowledge base when it can. * Click **Add persona** and pick one of your Personas to host it. To remove a document, open its options menu and click **Remove**. The document is removed from **Shared knowledge** for everyone in the Group. You can add it again later. To stop hosting a Persona, open its options menu and click **Remove from this group**. The person who added a document or Persona can remove it, and so can an Admin. > [!NOTE] > > On a Tier 1 computer, shared files download for sharing with other members, but they are not indexed or searchable on that computer. See [System](https://developers.webai.com/settings/system.md) for your tier. A message, a file, and a Persona call move between the computers of people in the Group. See the [Privacy Policy](https://www.webai.com/privacy). ## Leave or delete a Group Click the More icon (three dots) in the top right of the Group, then click **Leave group**. You lose access to the channels and members of that Group. An Admin can invite you back. Leaving does not delete your Personas from [Personas](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/personas.md). If you are the only member, leaving deletes the Group. If you are the only Admin, make another member an Admin before you leave. > [!CAUTION] > > An Admin can click **Delete group** in the same menu. The Group is removed for every member, along with its channels and messages. This can't be undone. ## Common questions > [accordion] Who can invite people to a Group and manage roles? > > An **Admin** can open **Share**, add people from Contacts, change roles between **Contributor** and **Admin**, and remove someone from the Group. Any member can add a channel, a document, or one of their Personas. Adding someone in [Contacts](https://developers.webai.com/settings/contacts.md) does not put them in a Group. > [accordion] How do I add a contact from a Group? > > On **Overview**, click **Add contact** on a member who is not already in your Contacts. They accept the invite under **Requests** in Contacts. > [accordion] Where does a shared Persona run? > > A Persona you host in a Group stays on your computer. When another member calls it, the call is sent to your computer, and your computer runs the Persona. > [accordion] What is Shared knowledge? > > **Shared knowledge** is where members add documents and host Personas for the Group. On a Tier 1 computer, shared files download but are not indexed or searchable on that computer. > [accordion] What is the difference between Ask anything and a channel? > > A **channel** is where members post messages and reply in threads. Everyone in the Group sees them. **Ask anything** is a chat other members do not see. Replies are not posted to the Group. A question without a Persona gets a combined reply labeled **Group answer**. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.