# Groups and teamwork

Put several bots in one chat, or let them hand work to each other, when a job needs more than one
teammate.

## Start a group chat

Choose **Create** (the **+** at the top of the sidebar), then **New group chat**. Name the group,
pick 2 to 10 bots and choose **Create group**.

Each bot keeps its own memory, computer and instructions; the group only shares the conversation.

## Who answers

- With no mention, the first bot in the group answers and can bring in the others.
- **@Name** wakes that bot. Mention several to wake them all.
- **@everyone** wakes every bot in the group.

To rename the group or change who is in it, open **Group settings** from the group's header.
**Delete group** removes the group chat.

## Bots asking other bots

A bot can message another of your bots directly, for example to ask your research bot a question.
The chat shows **Messaged** or **Message from** with the other bot's name. Click it to read the
exchange; it is view-only.

Bots decide whom to ask from each bot's **How other bots see it** description in its settings
under **Advanced**. Keep it to one line about what the bot is for.

By default bots only talk to bots in the same [space](/docs/spaces/). Turn on
**Allow cross-space bot communication** in a bot's settings under **Permissions** to let it reach
bots in your other spaces.

## Subagents

For a big task, a bot can split off short-lived helpers that work in parallel and report back. Each
appears as a card in the chat showing **Running**, **Completed** or **Failed**. Subagents finish with
the task; they have no chat or memory of their own.

## Bots that build bots

A bot can create new bots, and with **Manage the bots it creates** turned on it can also organize and
configure them. See [Bots that manage bots](/docs/fleet-management/).