Add context and create action items directly from Chat conversations. You can create new tasks from messages or link existing tasks to messages.

Whether you're ideating a new feature or adding helpful context to a marketing conversation, connecting tasks saves you time and keeps you focused. You can even update the status, Priority, and assignees of connected tasks without leaving Chat!

Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

Create a task from a message

To create a new task from a message:

1. In any Channel or direct message, hover over the message and click the Create or Assign button.
   
   • Alternatively, right-click the message and click Create Task.
2. Choose to manually create a task or do so using AI.
3. Once your task is created, it's automatically connected to the message.

Connect a task to a message

To connect an existing task to a message:

1. In any Channel or direct message, hover over the message.
2. Click the ellipsis ... icon.
3. Select Add relationship.
4. At the top of the Thread sidebar, click the search bar.
5. Search for and select the task.

Access connected tasks

Once a task is connected to a message, it will display above the message.

When there's one connected task, you'll see the name of the task. Click it to open the task.

When there's multiple tasks connected to a message, you'll see the number of connected tasks above the message. Click the number to view all connected tasks in the Thread sidebar.