| name | Reply Chat |
| description | Send a message to the Crewly Chat UI. Use this to post responses, updates, or notifications directly to a chat conversation. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| category | communication |
| skillType | claude-skill |
| assignableRoles | ["orchestrator"] |
| triggers | ["reply chat","send chat","chat message","chat response"] |
| tags | ["communication","chat","notification"] |
| execution | {"type":"script","script":{"file":"execute.sh","interpreter":"bash","timeoutMs":15000}} |
Reply Chat Skill
Send a message to the Crewly Chat UI. This is the preferred way for orchestrators and agents to post messages to the Chat UI — it uses the backend API directly instead of relying on terminal output [NOTIFY] marker interception.
Usage
Flag-based invocation
bash config/skills/orchestrator/reply-chat/execute.sh \
--conversation "conv-abc123" \
--text "Task completed successfully"
With sender name
bash config/skills/orchestrator/reply-chat/execute.sh \
--conversation "conv-abc123" \
--sender "Orchestrator" \
--text "Deploy complete"
Multi-line text from stdin
cat <<'EOF' | bash config/skills/orchestrator/reply-chat/execute.sh --conversation "conv-abc123"
All tasks completed:
- Feature implemented
- Tests passing
- Ready for review
EOF
JSON argument (legacy)
bash config/skills/orchestrator/reply-chat/execute.sh '{"conversationId":"conv-abc123","content":"Hello","senderName":"Orchestrator"}'
Options
| Flag | Short | Description |
|---|
--conversation | -C | Chat conversation ID (optional — defaults to current) |
--text | -t | Message text |
--text-file | | Read message text from file |
--sender | -s | Sender name (default: "Orchestrator") |
--sender-type | | Sender type: orchestrator, agent, system (default: orchestrator) |
--json | -j | Raw JSON payload |
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