# Keep separate chat threads

Organize an agent’s chat into color-coded threads and choose where its next answer appears.

Each chat-capable agent has seven color-coded threads. The active marker shows which thread will receive the next answer.

## Switch threads

1. Open the agent’s chat face.
2. Select a thread from the thread selector or ribbon.
3. To rename or manage a thread, secondary-click its entry in the ribbon and choose an available menu action.
4. Check the active marker before sending the next message.

> **Note:** Each agent has its own threads. A canvas connection does not grant another agent access to them.

> **Limit:** MAO refuses or asks before switching threads during an open turn. How a provider resumes its session varies by agent.

Source: https://trymao.dev/docs/chat-mode-threads/chat-threads