Start a conversation

The Conversations screen is your main working area in MultiClaw. Every chat with an agent — new and past — lives here. The layout adapts as you work: a welcoming start screen when no conversation is active, and a focused message thread once the first message is sent.

Before you start

Your gateway must be running before agents can respond. Check the gateway status indicator in the top-right corner of the app — it should be green. If it shows red, connect to your workspace first.

The welcome screen

When no conversation is active, the screen shows the greeting "What can I help you build today?" The composer appears centered below it — this is the welcome phase.

Once you send your first message, the layout shifts: the composer moves to the bottom of the screen and the conversation thread fills the space above it.

Start a conversation

You can start a new conversation in three ways:

• Click the pencil icon at the top-left of the chat area.
• Press Cmd+N (Mac) or Ctrl+N (Windows/Linux).
• If you're already on the welcome screen, type directly in the composer — no extra step needed.

Pick an agent

The agent selector is embedded in the bottom toolbar of the composer. It shows the currently selected agent's name and emoji. Click it to open a searchable list of your agents and select a different one.

Send your message

Type in the composer and press Enter to send. To insert a line break without sending, press Shift+Enter.

While the agent is responding, a Stop generating button appears in the composer — click it to cancel the response at any time.

Agent locking

Once you send the first message, the agent selector locks for that conversation. The agent name is shown with a lock icon, and hovering it displays: "Agents can't be changed mid-conversation. Start a new chat to use a different agent."

To switch agents, start a new conversation using the compose icon or Cmd+N / Ctrl+N.

Continue a past conversation

Your previous conversations are saved in the Chats sidebar, which starts collapsed by default.

1. Click the sidebar toggle button (panel icon) at the top-left of the chat area to reveal the Chats sidebar.
2. Browse your conversations — each entry shows the title and a preview of the last message, sorted by most recent.
3. Use the Search conversations... field to filter by keyword.
4. Click a conversation to open it. The agent selector locks to the agent used in that session, and the composer moves to the bottom of the screen.

If you have no past conversations, the sidebar shows "No conversations yet." If a search returns no matches, it shows "No conversations match your search."

Rename or delete a conversation

With a conversation open, click the more options button (three-dot icon) at the top-right of the chat area. From there you can choose Rename to give the conversation a new title, or Delete to remove it.