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# Chat Tool - General Development Chat & Collaborative Thinking **Your thinking partner - bounce ideas, get second opinions, brainstorm collaboratively** The `chat` tool is your collaborative thinking partner for development conversations. It's designed to help you brainstorm, validate ideas, get second opinions, and explore alternatives in a conversational format. ## Thinking Mode **Default is `medium` (8,192 tokens).** Use `low` for quick questions to save tokens, or `high` for complex discussions when thoroughness matters. ## Example Prompt ``` Chat with zen and pick the best model for this job. I need to pick between Redis and Memcached for session storage and I need an expert opinion for the project I'm working on. Get a good idea of what the project does, pick one of the two options and then debate with the other models to give me a final verdict ``` ## Key Features - **Collaborative thinking partner** for your analysis and planning - **Get second opinions** on your designs and approaches - **Brainstorm solutions** and explore alternatives together - **Validate your checklists** and implementation plans - **General development questions** and explanations - **Technology comparisons** and best practices - **Architecture and design discussions** - **File reference support**: `"Use gemini to explain this algorithm with context from algorithm.py"` - **Image support**: Include screenshots, diagrams, UI mockups for visual analysis: `"Chat with gemini about this error dialog screenshot to understand the user experience issue"` - **Dynamic collaboration**: Gemini can request additional files or context during the conversation if needed for a more thorough response - **Web search capability**: Analyzes when web searches would be helpful and recommends specific searches for Claude to perform, ensuring access to current documentation and best practices ## Tool Parameters - `prompt`: Your question or discussion topic (required) - `model`: auto|pro|flash|o3|o3-mini|o4-mini|gpt4.1 (default: server default) - `files`: Optional files for context (absolute paths) - `images`: Optional images for visual context (absolute paths) - `temperature`: Response creativity (0-1, default 0.5) - `thinking_mode`: minimal|low|medium|high|max (default: medium, Gemini only) - `use_websearch`: Enable web search for documentation and insights (default: true) - `continuation_id`: Continue previous conversations ## Usage Examples **Basic Development Chat:** ``` "Chat with zen about the best approach for user authentication in my React app" ``` **Technology Comparison:** ``` "Use flash to discuss whether PostgreSQL or MongoDB would be better for my e-commerce platform" ``` **Architecture Discussion:** ``` "Chat with pro about microservices vs monolith architecture for my project, consider scalability and team size" ``` **File Context Analysis:** ``` "Use gemini to chat about the current authentication implementation in auth.py and suggest improvements" ``` **Visual Analysis:** ``` "Chat with gemini about this UI mockup screenshot - is the user flow intuitive?" ``` ## Best Practices - **Be specific about context**: Include relevant files or describe your project scope - **Ask for trade-offs**: Request pros/cons for better decision-making - **Use conversation continuation**: Build on previous discussions with `continuation_id` - **Leverage visual context**: Include diagrams, mockups, or screenshots when discussing UI/UX - **Request web searches**: Ask for current best practices or recent developments in technologies ## When to Use Chat vs Other Tools - **Use `chat`** for: Open-ended discussions, brainstorming, getting second opinions, technology comparisons - **Use `thinkdeep`** for: Extending specific analysis, challenging assumptions, deeper reasoning - **Use `analyze`** for: Understanding existing code structure and patterns - **Use `debug`** for: Specific error diagnosis and troubleshooting