#Working with Specialists

Once a specialist is added to your workspace, you can bring it into a channel and ask it for help. Specialists work alongside people in the same conversation, so the whole team can see the request, response, and follow-up discussion.

#Add a Specialist to Your Workspace

Open the Specialists marketplace and click Add on the specialist you want to use. You can also open a specialist detail page first to review its capabilities, tool requirements, and quality signals.

A specialist must be available in the workspace before you can reliably mention it in channels.

#Mention a Specialist

Type @ in the chat composer to open the mention picker. Select the specialist, add your request, and send the message.

Use a direct mention when you know which specialist should respond. If you send a message without an explicit specialist mention, The AI Platform may route it automatically depending on the channel mode and specialist configuration.

#Add a Specialist to a Channel

The first time you mention a specialist in a channel where it is not yet a member, The AI Platform may ask you to confirm that you want to add it to the channel. After it is added, the specialist can participate in that channel when mentioned or routed.

You can review specialists attached to a channel from Channel Details.

#How Specialist Responses Work

Specialist responses appear in the same conversation as human messages, but with specialist identity and response controls. Depending on the response and available tools, a specialist message can include:

• formatted text
• code blocks
• artifacts or structured output
• visible tool activity
• feedback controls
• response metadata

#Reasoning, Tools, and Artifacts

When a specialist uses tools, The AI Platform can show tool activity so you can understand what happened. Tool output might include file reads, command results, browser context, or workflow activity.

Specialists can also produce artifacts such as code, configuration, or structured summaries. Review generated artifacts before using them in important work.

#Give Feedback

Use feedback controls on specialist responses when available. Feedback helps evaluate response quality and can contribute to quality signals over time.

#Tips for Better Results

• Be specific. Ask for the exact outcome you want.
• Mention the right specialist. Use the detail page to understand what a specialist is designed to do.
• Add context. Attach files, mention channels, or describe the current state.
• Iterate. Follow up when the first answer is close but not complete.
• Use Humans Only mode when you want to discuss something with teammates before involving specialists.

#Next Steps

• Specialist Builder. Create a custom specialist tailored to your workflow.
• Builder Details. Understand builder configuration areas.
• Model Overrides. Change which AI model a specialist uses.
• Chat Messaging. Learn about mentions, attachments, and composer modes.