> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.luklak.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Level 3: Object Chat for Contextual Conversations
> Discover the most powerful layer of Luklak's communication: a dedicated chat feed on every single Object for perfectly contextual, auditable conversations.
## Why This Matters
The most critical business conversations—a decision on a client proposal, a key piece of feedback on a design, a question about a bug report—are often the hardest to find weeks later. They get lost in endless email chains, buried in generic Slack channels, or simply evaporate after a meeting. This information fragmentation is a silent killer of productivity.
Object Chat solves this by creating a permanent, contextual home for every conversation.
## The Big Picture: A Living Record of Work
A complete, real-time chat feed built directly into every single 🧊 Object, keeping conversations perfectly in context with the work itself.
**Object Chat** is the third and most powerful level of Luklak's Unified Live Chat architecture. This feature fundamentally changes what an `🧊 Object` is. It's no longer just a static collection of data fields; it becomes a living record that combines two crucial types of information:
1. **Structured Data:** The fields, statuses, assignees, and dates that define the work.
2. **Unstructured Conversation:** The real-time discussion, debate, and decision-making about that work.
Visually, Object Chat is seamlessly integrated with the Object's data. When viewing an Object in a side panel, the chat feed appears directly below the structured fields. In a full-screen, expanded view, the chat occupies a dedicated panel on the right, allowing you to see the conversation alongside the data at all times.
Think of every `🧊 Object` as its own dedicated, hyper-focused meeting room. The topic is clear, the right people are there, and the entire history of the conversation is permanently recorded and accessible at any time.
## Step-by-Step Guide: Chatting on an Object
Communicating directly on an `🧊 Object` is simple and intuitive. All discussions related to a specific task, deal, or item happen right where the work is managed.
You must be a member of the `⏹️ Space` or have explicit access to the `🧊 Object` to view and participate in its chat.
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# Tutorial: Having a Contextual Conversation
This tutorial shows you how to use Object Chat to communicate about a specific work item.
## Section 1: Start a Conversation
1. **Open an Object**
Navigate to any `⏹️ Space` and click on an `🧊 Object` from a Workview (like a List or Kanban board) to open its detailed view.
2. **Find the Chat Panel**
Locate the Live Chat interface. You will see the history of all previous messages here.
* Tip: In an expanded, full-screen view, the panel is on the right. In a side-panel view, the chat is located directly below the Object's data fields.
3. **Send Your Message**
Type your message into the input box at the bottom of the panel. You can use `@mentions` to notify a specific user or team. Press `Enter` to send.
4. **View the Permanent Record**
Your message now appears instantly in the chat feed. It is permanently stored with this `🧊 Object`, creating an auditable history for anyone who works on it in the future.
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## Benefits Across the Organization
* **Unprecedented Auditability:** Easily trace the entire history of any work item—from initial request to final approval—without ever leaving the `🧊 Object`.
* **Zero Context Switching:** Discuss the work *in* the work. No more toggling between your project tool and your chat app, copying and pasting links.
* **Effortless Onboarding:** When a new member joins a project, they can get up to speed instantly by simply reading the relevant Object Chat history. No time-consuming handover meetings required.
* **Clarity and Focus:** Never again ask "Where should I post this question?" The answer is always: on the `🧊 Object` itself.
## What's Next?
Now that you understand how conversations are tied directly to your work, see what else you can do to supercharge your communication.
* [**Learn about Advanced Chat Features like mentions and turning messages into new Objects**](/en/02-platform/platform-overview/unified-live-chat/chat-features)
* [**Explore how Objects connect to create powerful workflows**](/en/02-platform/platform-overview/object-connections/index)
* [**Return to the Unified Live Chat Overview**](/en/02-platform/platform-overview/unified-live-chat)