To start a conversation in xnode, follow these steps: 

1. Navigate to the Chat Area by clicking on the Chat icon in the left navigation menu from the Home Screen. 
2. Click on the New Chat button, located above the Recent Chats menu in the middle navigation panel within the expanded Chat View. This will initiate a new conversation. 

Conversation Starters in xnode simplify the process of initiating common workflows or queries. These starters are grouped into four primary tabs based on functionality: Featured, Product, Planning, and Health. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each tab and the Conversation Starters available: 

1. Featured Tab 

The Featured Tab provides general-purpose starters to address versatile needs across workflows. 

• Ask Anything: This starter functions like an AI assistant with web knowledge. You can ask any question without constraints, and xnode’s agent will deliver an answer within its knowledge radius. It’s perfect for brainstorming, solving complex queries, or simply exploring general information. 

• Analyze Data: Enables you to process datasets and extract actionable insights effortlessly. It’s ideal for identifying trends, creating reports, or making data-driven decisions. 

• Ideate: Facilitates brainstorming sessions by generating creative ideas collaboratively with xnode’s AI. It’s useful for planning projects, developing features, or solving challenges that require fresh perspectives. 

• Market Research: Allows you to gather competitive insights, explore trends, and uncover industry data. It’s particularly useful for planning product launches, developing marketing strategies, or understanding market dynamics. 

• Support: Helps you raise requests for technical assistance or troubleshooting directly within the Chat Area. It ensures quick resolutions for any issues encountered. 

• Help: Connects you to xnode’s resources and provides guidance on using the platform effectively. This starter is particularly useful for new users or when exploring unfamiliar features. 

• Transcribe: Lets you record audio discussions and convert them into actionable text in real time. It also generates summaries from transcriptions, making it ideal for meetings, brainstorming, or structured documentation. All recorded transcriptions are accessible in the Transcription Tray, where you can start, stop, or review transcriptions and generate summaries or specifications. 

• Chat with Your Team: Opens a dedicated collaborative space for real-time team communication. It’s excellent for aligning goals, sharing updates, or working on projects together. 

2. Product Tab 

The Product Tab is designed for tasks specific to product development. 

• BRD Generation: This starter helps you create a detailed Business Requirements Document with AI guidance. It captures stakeholder needs, project goals, and technical requirements in a structured format, ensuring team alignment and efficient project execution. 

3. Planning Tab 

The Planning Tab focuses on project planning and management. 

• Plan Generation: Allows you to create comprehensive project plans with clearly defined steps, timelines, and goals. This starter is perfect for breaking down complex projects into manageable actions and ensuring smooth execution with clear milestones. 

4. Health Tab 

The Health Tab caters to healthcare professionals and simplifies medical documentation and interpretation. 

• Medscribe: Transcribes audio conversations into actionable text in real time, ensuring no detail is missed during consultations. It logs these details directly into patient records, summarizes discussions into structured notes, and makes patient data easy to retrieve. This starter is ideal for reducing manual effort and maintaining seamless documentation for doctors and medical staff. 

• Radiology: Simplifies complex radiology reports by interpreting medical terms into layman-friendly explanations. It helps patients understand their reports better and aids practitioners in explaining findings in clear and concise terms. 

You can add participants to your conversation to enhance collaboration: 

1. While in a Chat: 
   1. Click on the Participants icon located at the top-right corner of the chat window. 
   2. Select the option to Add People. 
   3. Search for the person’s name within your workspace and click to add them to the conversation.
2. Setting Permissions: 
   1. Specify the role for the added participant, such as Viewer or Contributor, to control their level of interaction in the conversation. 

Conversations in xnode can be shared with people inside and outside your workspace for broader collaboration: 

1. Sharing Within the Workspace: 
   1. Click on the Share icon in the chat window. 
   2. Select People in the Workspace to make the conversation accessible to all members of the workspace. 
2. Sharing with Specific People: 

1. 1. Click on the Share icon and choose Specific People. 
   2. Search for the user within your organization and grant access to the conversation.
2. Sharing with External People: 

1. 1. Select the Share icon and choose External People. 
   2. Generate a shareable link and set appropriate permissions, such as Viewer or Editor. 
   3. Optionally, add an expiration date for the shared link to control access over time. 

Best Practices for Sharing and Collaboration 

• Always assign appropriate roles (Viewer or Contributor) to maintain the integrity of the conversation. 

• When sharing with external people, ensure sensitive information is protected by setting permissions and expiration dates. 

• Use the Share with Specific People option to keep conversations focused and relevant. 

This Starting a Conversation guide helps users make the most of xnode’s Conversation Starters, accessing structured prompts and AI-driven support for targeted tasks.threa 

• Managing Conversations: 

Each conversation in the workspace is organized to capture all key points, actions, and insights. Use the Summarize button at the end of your discussion to create a concise summary that can be referenced later. 

• Engaging with Navi, the AI Assistant: 

In Product Chats, Navi provides valuable support by offering suggestions, fixing spelling errors, improving writing, answering questions, and helping generate detailed product specifications from your discussions. 

• Utilizing Information Gathering Agents: 

These agents assist in collecting and organizing data relevant to your projects. Start a conversation, select Information Gathering Agents, and let the AI compile and summarize the data you need. 

• Generating Summaries: 

At the end of your conversations, click the Bulb Icon or the Summarize button. xnode’s AI (Navi) will analyze the discussion, extract key points, and present a summary that includes action items, key insights, and relevant tags for easy reference. 

• Using Threads: 

Conversations are often broken down into threads, which are manageable parts of a larger discussion. Each thread contains its own summary, actions, key points, and participant list, making it easier to follow and manage different topics within a single conversation.