Discussions
Discussions gives Workers and Contacts headless Channels and Threads, where a mention assigns a reply Task and an Approval arrives with buttons.
Discussions gives Workers and Contacts headless Channels and Threads: a mention assigns a reply Task, and an Approval arrives with buttons. Slack and Discord mirror the Channels; db.sb keeps every Message.
Summary
| Part | This System |
|---|---|
| Group | Moves to Agents |
| Status | Beta: it works, and its Verbs may still change |
| Shelf | Front: offered from a Startup’s first days |
You can ask:
- “Send approvals to our Slack”
- “Post agent updates in a channel”
- “Let me approve from my phone”
What you get
| Part | This System |
|---|---|
| Starts | On for every Startup at creation, with nothing to install. |
| Built from | Realtime, Database, Integrations |
Nouns it owns
| Noun | Definition |
|---|---|
| Channel | A Channel is a place Messages flow, such as a chat channel, a Mailbox, or an SMS number. |
| Thread | A Thread is a set of Messages replying to one another inside a Channel. |
Verbs
| Verb | Object | Approval | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel.create | Channel | None | Channel.created |
| Thread.create | Thread | None | Thread.created |
Events
| Direction | Event | How |
|---|---|---|
| Emits | Channel.created | By Channel.create |
| Emits | Thread.created | By Thread.create |
States
None.
Who operates it
| Part | This System |
|---|---|
| Accountable | Operations Lead |
| Team | Operations Team |
| Seat | A role agent holds it until a Human is seated. |
| Autonomy | supervised |
Approvals and limits
None.
Processes that use it
None.
Rail underneath
None.
Views and dashboards
| View | Shows | Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| The Operations Lead’s view | The Metrics its accountable Role answers for. | Liquidity |
Access
What each Access level may call here.
| Access level | May call |
|---|---|
owner | Every Verb (10) |
admin | Every Verb (10) |
member | Every Verb (10) |
viewer | Read only (4 of 10) |
Import and export
| Connector | Mode |
|---|---|
| Slack | Mirror: the db.sb record leads and the tool reflects it. |
| Discord | Mirror: the db.sb record leads and the tool reflects it. |
| Slack | Import: edits made in the tool arrive as Changes. |
| Microsoft Teams | Mirror: the db.sb record leads and the tool reflects it. |
| Microsoft Teams | Import: edits made in the tool arrive as Changes. |
| Discord | Import: edits made in the tool arrive as Changes. |
Fees and pricing
None.
Availability and limits
| Part | This System |
|---|---|
| Status | Beta: it works, and its Verbs may still change |
Compliance notes
Controls it carries:
Related Systems
Example
The one founder of a Single human Directory reads a single Channel where Agents post the day’s Decisions. The Marketing Lead Agent asks to raise a Campaign budget. The founder taps approve in the Slack mirror, and the Approval lands in db.sb.