chat

name	chat
description	Post messages to the team chat log (agents/CHAT.md). Use to communicate between personas, log progress updates, and coordinate handoffs.
triggers	["*msg","*chat log"]

Chat Skill

Overview

The chat skill posts structured messages to agents/CHAT.md, the shared team communication log. All personas use this to coordinate work and hand off tasks.

Usage

make chat MSG="<message>" [PERSONA="<Name>"] [CMD="<command>"] [TO="<recipient>"]

Arguments

Argument	Make Variable	Default	Description
message	MSG	required	Message content
persona	PERSONA	$USER	Who is sending (e.g. Neo, Trin)
cmd	CMD	chat	Command prefix (auto-prefixed with *)
to	TO	all	Recipient persona name

Output Format

[DATETIME] [**Persona**]->[**recipient**] *cmd*:

 message

Examples

Log a user request

make chat MSG="fix the bug in parser.py" PERSONA="User" CMD="request"

Post a persona response

make chat MSG="Fixed bug in parser.py line 42" PERSONA="Neo" CMD="swe fix" TO="Trin"

Assign work to another persona

make chat MSG="@Trin please verify the fix in parser.py" PERSONA="Neo" CMD="handoff" TO="Trin"

When to Post

• ENTRY: After reading CHAT.md to acknowledge context
• WORK: After completing each significant step
• HANDOFF: When switching to another persona — assign the next task explicitly
• EXIT: Before saving state files

Reading the Chat Log

Always read agents/CHAT.md (newest messages at the END) before starting work:

Read agents/CHAT.md  # last 10-20 messages for context