anytype-docs-collaborate-discussions.md
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A Discussion is a comment thread attached directly to an Object. Instead of switching to a separate Chat to talk about a page, task, or document, you post comments right where the work lives — and the conversation stays attached to that Object forever.
Discussions can be used for collaboration purposes, but it can also be used as an appendix for personal-use. This is great for attaching notes and files to an Object without having it be part of the main content.
When discussions live next to the work, you don't lose context. A reviewer's question, a decision someone made three months ago, a quick "looks good" — all of it stays connected to the Object it's about. Anyone who opens that Object later can read the conversation that shaped it.
This is different from a Chat: Chats are streams of messages organized by topic or person. Discussions are tied to one specific Object.
Every Object can hold a Discussion and they support the same rich content as the editor — you're not limited to plain text. It can include:
Attachments (files, images, embeds)
Inline links to other Objects with @ mentions
Standard text formatting (bold, italic, lists)
Checkboxes for tracking action items inside a thread
Code blocks with syntax highlighting
Once posted, you can edit your own messages, react with emoji, and reply to specific posts to build a threaded conversation.
Open any Object.
Click the Discussion button at the bottom of the Object.
Type your message in the input box at the bottom.
Press Enter (or Cmd/Ctrl + Enter depending on your Send Message preference)
Your discussion appears immediately and notifies other members of the Channel.
Hover over any post and click the reply icon, or right-click the post and choose Reply. Your reply is grouped under the original post so the conversation stays organized even when multiple threads are running in parallel.
Hover over any post and click the smiley icon to add an emoji reaction. Reactions show a counter when more than one person reacts with the same emoji, and you can click an existing reaction to add or remove your own.
Right-click your own post (or use the three-dot menu on hover) to:
Edit — your post stays in place but is marked as edited
Copy text — copy the post content to your clipboard
Delete — remove the post entirely (this can't be undone)
Owners and Editors can post, edit their own posts, and delete their own posts.
Viewers can read Discussions but cannot post.
A Discussion is part of the Object — if the Object is deleted, the Discussion goes with it.
By default, you'll be notified about replies to your own posts and reactions to your messages. To customize:
Open the Object containing the Discussion.
Click the three-dot menu in the Discussion tab.
Choose Enable all , Mentions only , or Disable all for that Object's Discussion.
Channel-level notification settings still apply on top of per-Object settings.
No collaboration required: use the Discussions area as a personal appendix to your documents. It separates additional notes and files from the main content area.
@-mention people in Discussions to notify them. The @ menu also lets you mention other Objects, which becomes a clickable link inside the post.
Use checkboxes for review action items. A reviewer can list "fix the heading", "rewrite intro", "add screenshot" as checkboxes. The author can tick them off as work progresses, all without leaving the Object.
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