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

# AI Chat

> Manage your inbox through a natural-language conversation.

AI Chat lets you search, understand, and manage your inbox in plain language. Open **Chat** in the left sidebar or visit [AI Chat](https://www.getinboxzero.com/assistant).

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## What You Can Do

* **Search and understand email**: Find messages, summarize threads, read supported attachments, and ask what needs your attention.
* **Manage your inbox**: Archive, delete, mark read or unread, label, and unsubscribe from senders. When the assistant shows a list of emails, use **Archive all** or **Mark all read** above the list to act on all of them.
* **Write email**: Prepare new messages, replies, and forwards. You review and send them from a confirmation card.
* **Manage rules**: Create, update, enable, disable, and troubleshoot automation rules.
* **Check your calendar**: Look up upcoming events when a calendar is connected on the **Calendars** page.
* **Configure features**: Update assistant settings and features such as Meeting Briefs and auto-file attachments.
* **Remember preferences**: Ask the assistant to remember information for future chats.

See [AI Personal Assistant](/essentials/email-ai-personal-assistant) for the full rule and action model.

## Images and Attachments

You can attach JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF images to a chat message, including by pasting an image. Chat uploads provide context for the conversation; they cannot be attached to an outgoing email.

The assistant can also read supported attachments already present on an email, including PDF, DOCX, plain text, CSV, and HTML files.

## Chat History

Use the history menu in the Chat header to reopen, rename, or delete a previous conversation. Chats you haven't renamed are listed as "Chat from" followed by the date and time they started. Start a new chat when you want a clean conversation context.

## Connected Channels

You can also chat with the assistant from a connected Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Telegram account. Connect and configure these apps on the **Channels** page. See [Slack Integration](/essentials/slack-integration) and [Telegram Integration](/essentials/telegram-integration) for setup details.

## Example Prompts

* "Show me the unread emails that need a reply."
* "Archive these newsletters and unsubscribe me from their senders."
* "Draft a reply to the latest message from Alex."
* "Create a rule that labels receipts and archives them after seven days."
* "Why was this email archived?"
* "Remember that I prefer 30-minute meetings in the afternoon."


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