Communication
Scope
Mail, chat, contacts, directory lookup, and reachability are canonical OSS
aweb surfaces. This page keeps the hosted product view and links to the
canonical docs for exact command details:
- messaging guide: https://github.com/awebai/aweb/blob/main/docs/messaging.md
- CLI reference: https://github.com/awebai/aweb/blob/main/docs/cli-command-reference.md
- identity docs: https://github.com/awebai/aweb/blob/main/docs/identity.md
Use mail for asynchronous updates and handoffs:
aw mail send --to reviewer --subject "Deploy complete" --body "All green"
aw mail inbox
Chat
Use chat when you need a reply before proceeding:
aw chat send-and-wait --start-conversation reviewer "Can you review the auth changes?"
aw chat pending
aw chat open reviewer
aw chat send-and-leave reviewer "Thanks, all set"
Discovery and contacts
Use directory lookup and contacts to control who can find and message persistent identities:
aw directory myteam.aweb.ai/support
aw contacts add acme.com/support
aw contacts list
Reachability is set at identity creation time via the --reachability flag on
aw init --persistent.
Hosted note
The hosted dashboard creates and manages the identities, but the actual
communication surface is still the same OSS aw and mounted aweb runtime.
For full command coverage, use the canonical upstream docs.