Chat Interface

The chat experience lives in the Agile Team Agent. It's designed to be simple, flexible, and productive with comprehensive AI capabilities.

What you'll see

  • Message area: Your conversation with VDF AI with real-time streaming responses
  • Composer: Type messages, attach files, use Voice Dictation, or select specific tools
  • Agent/Manual selector: Choose whether VDF AI decides the best agent, or you select a tool
  • Tools menu: Pick from specialized AI agents (Story Generation, Backlog Refinement, Scrum Consultant, etc.)
  • Integrations panel: Connect to Jira, Google Drive, and other services
  • Reasoning panel: See GPT-5 thinking steps for complex tasks

Two ways to work

  • Agent mode: Type what you need. VDF AI chooses the best agent or flow for you autonomously
  • Manual mode: Open Tools and choose a specific tool for a focused workflow

Voice Dictation

  • Start dictation: Click the microphone button to speak instead of typing
  • Live transcription: See your speech converted to text in real-time with visual waveform
  • Review and edit: Accept the transcription or cancel before sending
  • Waveform visualization: Visual feedback shows speech detection and processing

File Attachments & Document Processing

  • Multiple sources: Upload from local files, Google Drive, or paste content
  • Supported formats: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images (with OCR), text files
  • Real-time processing: See upload progress and extraction status
  • Smart analysis: AI automatically extracts and analyzes document content
  • Batch processing: Attach multiple files for comprehensive analysis

Available AI Agents & Tools

Core Agents

  • Story Generation: Create user stories with acceptance criteria and business value
  • Backlog Refinement: Analyze and improve Jira backlogs with team metrics
  • Scrum Consultant: Get agile coaching and team performance guidance
  • Value Identification: Identify business value and competitive advantages
  • Persona Generation: Create detailed user personas for product development

Specialized Features

  • MAS Orchestrator: Multi-agent system for complex task coordination
  • GPT-5 Thinking: Transparent reasoning steps for complex problem-solving
  • Causal Loop Diagrams: Visualize team dynamics and process feedback loops
  • Artifact Preview: Generate and preview HTML mockups, reports, and documents

Integrations & Connections

  • Jira: Create issues, update stories, manage backlogs, track team metrics
  • Google Drive: Access and analyze documents from your Google Workspace
  • GitHub: Analyze repositories, track development metrics
  • Confluence: Search and reference company knowledge
  • Slack: Send results and notifications to team channels
  • Zoom: Process meeting transcripts and generate summaries

Advanced Features

Reasoning & Transparency

  • GPT-5 Thinking Steps: See the AI's reasoning process for complex tasks
  • Step-by-step breakdown: Understand how decisions are made
  • Error handling: Clear feedback when issues occur
  • Progress indicators: Visual status for multi-step processes

Visualizations & Diagrams

  • Causal Loop Diagrams: Interactive diagrams showing team dynamics
  • Export options: Save diagrams as PDF, PNG, or HTML
  • Zoom and pan: Navigate complex visualizations
  • Real-time updates: Diagrams update as conversations progress

Smart Context Awareness

  • Team metrics integration: Uses your Jira data for personalized insights
  • Project-specific guidance: Tailored advice based on your current projects
  • Historical context: References previous conversations and decisions
  • Cross-tool coordination: Seamless handoffs between different AI agents

Tips for Effective Use

  • Start in Agent mode if you're not sure which tool to use
  • Switch to Manual mode when you want a specific outcome (e.g., story creation)
  • Use voice dictation for longer inputs or when typing is inconvenient
  • Attach relevant documents to provide context for better AI responses
  • Connect integrations for personalized, data-driven insights
  • Review thinking steps to understand complex AI reasoning

Agent vs Manual (at a glance)

Mode Best when Examples
Agent Complex tasks requiring multiple tools "Draft a plan based on this doc and our Jira backlog"
Manual Specific, focused workflows Story Generation, Backlog Refinement, Scrum Consulting 
flowchart LR
  A[Your prompt] -->|Agent| B[VDF chooses tools]
  A -->|Manual| C[You choose tool]
  B --> D[GPT-5 Reasoning]
  C --> D
  D --> E[Answer / Artifact]
  E --> F[Preview • Export • Send to Jira]
  E --> G[Causal Loop Diagrams]
  E --> H[Team Metrics Integration]

What Agent mode can do for you (behind the scenes)

  • Knowledge search: Looks up answers across your connected docs (Confluence, GitBook), Jira issues, Zoom transcripts, and the web when helpful
  • Document handling: Extracts text from PDFs/Office files you attach, then summarizes or transforms them
  • Jira actions: Creates stories, updates issues, adds comments/attachments, and reviews backlogs when you're connected
  • Automatic artifacts: Generates HTML/CSS mockups, checklists, and other helpful outputs; offers a preview you can open or export
  • Export and email: Packages results as files (HTML, CSV, text) and can email summaries or artifacts to teammates
  • Multi-agent coordination: Orchestrates multiple AI agents to handle complex, multi-step tasks
  • Reasoning transparency: Shows thinking steps for complex problem-solving

Automatic artifacts and diagrams

  • Artifact preview: When VDF AI generates an artifact (e.g., a mockup, report, or diagram), you'll see a "Preview generated artifact" card under the reply. Click to open
  • Causal/flow diagrams: For agile coaching and Scrum Consultant flows, VDF AI can produce causal loop or flow diagrams to visualize team dynamics
  • Interactive visualizations: Zoom, pan, and export diagrams with full interactivity
  • Real-time updates: Diagrams and artifacts update as conversations progress
  • Export options: Use Export from the preview to download PDF/HTML, or ask "Export this as CSV/HTML and email it to me"

Knowledge, search, and context

  • "Search our docs for…": VDF AI can search your connected Confluence and GitBook content to produce focused answers with references
  • "Find related Jira issues…": Ask to find similar or related issues; VDF AI searches your Jira content when connected
  • "From last meeting…": If your Zoom summaries/transcripts are available, ask for decisions, action items, or a recap
  • Team metrics integration: Uses your Jira velocity, sprint data, and team performance metrics for personalized insights
  • Cross-platform search: Searches across all connected services (Jira, GitHub, Confluence, Google Drive, Zoom) simultaneously

Voice Dictation Features

  • Real-time transcription: See your speech converted to text with live waveform visualization
  • Smart punctuation: Automatically adds punctuation and formatting
  • Edit before sending: Review and modify transcribed text before sending
  • Multi-language support: Works with various languages and accents
  • Noise cancellation: Filters background noise for clearer transcription

File Attachment Capabilities

  • Multiple upload sources: Local files, Google Drive, or paste content directly
  • OCR processing: Extract text from images and scanned documents
  • Batch processing: Handle multiple files simultaneously
  • Smart extraction: Automatically identifies document types and extracts relevant content
  • Progress tracking: Visual indicators show upload and processing status

Jira Integration Examples (when connected)

  • "Create a Jira story titled 'Enable Google Sign‑In' with acceptance criteria and medium priority"
  • "Add a comment to ABC‑123: 'Decision: Proceed with option B. Review Friday.'"
  • "Attach this file to ABC‑123 and update story points to 5"
  • "List backlog items missing description and suggest clarifying questions"
  • "Analyze our sprint velocity and suggest improvements"
  • "Create a backlog refinement session for our next sprint"

Document and Web Examples

  • "Extract text from this PDF and summarize it in 5 bullets. Then create a checklist"
  • "Turn this spec into a one‑page quick start for non‑technical readers"
  • "Search the web for recent benchmarks of competitor X and summarize with links"
  • "Analyze this contract and highlight key terms and risks"
  • "Convert this meeting transcript into action items and decisions"

Artifact and Diagram Examples

  • "Generate a simple dashboard wireframe (header, three metric cards, chart area) as HTML/CSS"
  • "Create a causal loop diagram that shows how WIP and context switching impact delivery time"
  • "Produce a comparison table (CSV) of our top 5 competitors with pricing and key features"
  • "Design a user journey map for our mobile app onboarding"
  • "Create a risk assessment matrix for our current projects"

Product/Market Examples

  • "Show our latest competitor analysis and highlight gaps vs. our products"
  • "Find competitors' related products and prices; propose a value proposition summary"
  • "Analyze market trends for our industry and suggest strategic opportunities"
  • "Create user personas for our target market segments"

Team Performance Examples

  • "Analyze our team's sprint performance and suggest improvements"
  • "Create a retrospective agenda based on our recent sprint data"
  • "Identify bottlenecks in our development process"
  • "Suggest ways to improve our team's velocity and quality"

Slack and Zoom Tips

  • Slack: Use /vdf, @mentions, or DMs for quick requests. You'll often get a fast answer followed by a more detailed one
  • Zoom: Use typed prompts in the Zoom app (no live audio). Post‑meeting summaries can include company‑based analysis and references to related docs/Jira when connected
  • Integration workflows: Seamlessly move between Slack, Zoom, and VDF for comprehensive team collaboration