15 Mentions

@Mentions and Notification Feed

• Users can @mention other users in messages by typing @username
• Mentioned usernames are highlighted/styled in the message text
• When a user is mentioned, a notification is created for them
• Notification bell icon in the sidebar/header shows unread notification count
• Clicking the bell opens a notification panel listing all notifications with the source message and channel
• Users can mark individual notifications as read, or mark all as read
• Notifications update in real-time