Group Chat System Overhaul

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Summary
Redesign and improve the chatbot’s group chat system to better handle conversations with multiple users simultaneously. This includes maintaining group-specific context, managing multiple participants, and ensuring the agent responds appropriately in a shared conversation environment.

Details

• Group Context Management

  • Support a persistent context shared across all members of a group chat.
  • Allow the agent to distinguish between group-level knowledge and individual user-specific knowledge.
  • Ensure the agent maintains continuity when participants reference prior group messages.

• User Identification & Roles

  • Messages should be tagged with the user identity (e.g., username, ID).
  • Support role differentiation (e.g., admin, member) where relevant.
  • Agent should be able to adapt tone/response based on the speaker.

• Message Routing & Handling

  • Agent should be able to address the group as a whole or respond to an individual within the group context.
  • Support for group-level expressions or states that reflect the overall conversation mood.
  • Avoid “cross-contamination” between group chat state and private one-on-one contexts.

• Example Scenario

  • In a team group chat, User A asks a project question.
  • User B adds clarifying context.
  • The agent references both inputs and provides a group-aware response.
  • At the same time, the agent maintains a separate private context for individual DMs.

Acceptance Criteria

• Group chats maintain a persistent, shared context visible to all participants.
• Messages include clear user identification for accurate attribution.
• Agent can distinguish between group-level and individual-level contexts.
• Responses appropriately address group vs. individual queries.
• No leakage between private conversations and group contexts.

Why This Matters
Robust group chat support ensures the agent can facilitate multi-user conversations naturally and reliably. This is essential for collaboration, shared decision-making, and realistic group interaction scenarios.