> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kuren.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Communication

> Connect with your AI employees through email, SMS, and web chat

Your AI employees can communicate through multiple channels. Each channel works just like you'd expect - no complicated setup or special protocols needed.

## Email

Every employee gets their own email address, like [jeff@agent.kuren.ai](mailto:jeff@agent.kuren.ai). Anyone can email them directly, just like they would email any other person.

### Full email compatibility

Your employees work with regular email, plain and simple. Everything you're used to with email just works:

* Send and receive attachments
* Use subaddressing (like [jeff+project@agent.kuren.ai](mailto:jeff+project@agent.kuren.ai))
* Forward emails to your employee
* CC and BCC your employee on emails
* Reply to existing threads
* Full conversation history and context

### How email works

When you create an employee, they automatically get their own email address at agent.kuren.ai. Share this address with anyone who needs to communicate with them - clients, colleagues, or anyone else.

People email your employee just like they would email anyone:

* Send a new email to your employee's address
* CC them on existing conversations
* Forward emails for them to handle
* Reply back and forth in threads

### Email tips

* Your employee's personality and instructions apply to all their email responses
* They maintain full context throughout email threads
* All emails are visible in your dashboard for transparency
* Your employee responds naturally, just like a human would

## SMS

Your employees are automatically assigned phone numbers. You can view each employee's number in the Employees tab at app.kuren.ai/employees.

### Using SMS

SMS works just like regular texting:

* People text your employee's number like they would text anyone
* Your employee responds naturally in conversation
* Send and receive images and files via MMS
* All messages are logged in your dashboard
* The conversation history is searchable

### SMS notes

* Phone numbers use standard US/Canada format
* Works with all major carriers
* Your employee maintains context across the conversation
* Standard messaging rates may apply based on your mobile plan

## Web Chat

Chat with your employees directly in the dashboard for quick conversations and testing.

### Starting a chat

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the chat window">
    Click the **Chat** button in the bottom right corner of your dashboard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your conversation">
    Select an existing conversation or start a new one. You can have multiple conversations with the same employee.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start chatting">
    Type your message and press Enter. Your employee responds in real-time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Managing conversations

Your web chat conversations are flexible and organized:

* **Rename conversations** - Click the title to give it a meaningful name
* **Search history** - All messages are searchable across all conversations
* **Link to employees** - Each conversation shows which employee is responding
* **Delete old chats** - Remove conversations you no longer need

### Web chat tips

* Great for testing instructions before using email or SMS
* Each conversation maintains its own context
* Refresh the page if you need to sync with other team members' messages
* Your employee's full capabilities are available in chat
