# Chat panel features

> Everything the chat panel can do beyond plain messages — the slash menu, attachments, suggestion chips, checkpoints, and error fixing.

Source: https://knowledge.estage.com/building/chat-features/
Part of the ESTAGE knowledge base (https://knowledge.estage.com). Full corpus: https://knowledge.estage.com/llms-full.txt

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The chat panel is more than a message box. Here's everything built into it.

## The `/` slash menu

Type **`/`** in the composer to open a menu of ready-made building blocks. Pick one (arrow
keys + Enter, or click) and it drops a starting prompt into the composer — a quick shortcut
when you'd rather pick from a list than type it out. You never *have* to use it: describing the
block in plain words works just as well.

| Entry | What it adds |
| --- | --- |
| **Rich Text** | An editable WYSIWYG content block |
| **DRM Rich Text** | Protected rich text (anti-copy, for paid content) |
| **Estage Video** | An Estage-hosted video player |
| **Video Library** | Estage Video API integration — grids, playlists, search |
| **Courses** | Estage Courses — catalog, lessons, progress |
| **Live Stream** | A live broadcast player (one per page) |
| **Live Chat** | A real-time chat widget |
| **Webinar** | Live stream + live chat together |
| **Order Form** | A payment/checkout form — see [Order Forms](/order-forms/) |
| **Product List** | An editable, data-driven catalog grid |
| **Live Controls** | Expose a selected component's options as sidebar controls |
| **Backend feature** | A Dedicated Cloud feature — database, auth, realtime |
| **Syndicate Embed** | A shared block from the Syndicate marketplace |
| **Claude Design** | Import a claude.ai/design handoff and rebuild it |

Keep typing after `/` to filter the list.

## Attachments

The **paperclip** button attaches images to your message:

- **Upload** a screenshot or mockup — *"make my hero look like this"*.
- Browse your **assets**, search **Unsplash**, or **generate** an image.
- Attach **multiple images** and Genesis asks what to do with each.

## Suggestion chips

Above the composer, Genesis offers a row of **click-to-fill suggestions** based on your recent
conversation and the page you're viewing. Click one to load it into the composer, or hide them
with the toggle. (Turn them off entirely in
[Settings → Genesis](/project-settings/genesis-ai/).)

## Ask mode and "Build this now"

When you ask a question, Genesis answers without touching your site — marked with an **Ask**
badge. If the answer describes something you want done, the reply includes a **Build this
now** chip that turns it into an actual build request, one click.

## Checkpoints on every change

Every AI turn that changes files shows a **±N files** badge — expand it to see exactly what
was created, modified, or deleted, and **revert** that specific turn if needed. Details in
[Version history & undo](/workspace/version-history/).

## Fixing errors

If something breaks in the preview, you'll see the error with a **Fix this error** action —
click it and Genesis diagnoses and repairs it. You can also just type *"fix this"*.

## Composer basics

- **Enter** sends; **Shift+Enter** makes a new line.
- While Genesis is working you'll see live progress (files touched, current phase).
- A selected element scopes your message to it — see
  [the visual editor](/visual-editor/#selection--chat--scoped-ai-edits). The element panel has
  its own mini-composer too, with a placement picker (**Inside / Replace / Below**) when you
  use `/` commands there.

## The element library

The chat panel can also flip into a **Section Library** for browsing pre-built sections and
dragging them straight onto the page, and an installer for **Syndicate blocks** (shared
components you add by pasting a share code).