Create a conversation
Start a new GovTribe AI conversation, use composer controls, attach files, choose skills, dictate prompts, and organize chats in projects.
Click New Chat, or open GovTribe AI and choose New Chat.
GovTribe AI is available on Launch, Launch Plus, Growth, Growth Plus, and Scale. Usage may require credits; see Choose the right GovTribe plan.
Start a new chat
The new conversation page shows a greeting, recommended prompt cards, and the composer. If you start the chat from a project, GovTribe saves the new conversation in that project.
| Starting point | What happens |
|---|---|
| New Chat | Opens a blank conversation in the main GovTribe AI timeline. |
| New chat in a project | Opens a blank conversation and assigns it to that project. |
| Recommended prompt card | Sends the selected starter prompt to GovTribe AI. |
If your account has reached its GovTribe AI usage limit, GovTribe can show a usage-limit alert and disable new AI work until access is available again.
Use the composer
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prompt box | Type the question or instruction you want GovTribe AI to answer. The default placeholder is Ask me anything.... |
| Add Files | Opens the file picker so you can include files with the next message. |
| Skill chooser | Lets you choose a GovTribe AI skill or utility skill to guide the response. See Choose a skill for the chooser guide and GovCon workflows with GovTribe AI for detailed workflow examples. |
| Connected tools | Appears when external connector access is enabled for your account. Use it to connect or manage supported outside providers for the conversation. See Manage connected tools. |
| Dictation | Records a spoken prompt, transcribes it, and places the text in the composer. |
| Send | Starts the conversation or adds the next message to the thread. |
| Stop | Replaces send while a response is streaming so you can stop the active response. |
Attach files
Use Add Files, or drag files into the composer, when GovTribe AI should consider supporting material with your prompt. Attached files are part of the message you send; they are separate from files that GovTribe AI may create later during the conversation.
Individual file uploads are limited to 5 MB.
| File type | Supported formats |
|---|---|
| Images | GIF, JPEG, PNG, and WebP |
| Text | Plain text |
| Data files | CSV, TSV, and JSON |
| Web and markup | HTML, Markdown, and XML |
| Code files | C, C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, shell scripts, and TypeScript |
| Microsoft Office | Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
| OpenDocument | Text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations |
| Rich text | RTF |
After you add files, the composer shows the selected files before you send the message. Remove a file from the composer if you do not want it included in the next prompt.
Choose a skill
Skills tell GovTribe AI what kind of work you want it to perform. Use the skill chooser when the task has a clear workflow, such as capture review, market intelligence, pricing analysis, proposal support, deep record research, chart creation, or theme-driven output.
The chooser is searchable and groups skills by category. Available skills can vary by account access. For help deciding which skill to select, see Choose a skill. For detailed GovCon prompt examples, see GovCon workflows with GovTribe AI.
Dictate a prompt
Use the microphone control when you want to speak instead of type. GovTribe records the audio, transcribes it, and places the transcription in the composer so you can review it before sending. Dictation supports common audio and video recording formats, with transcription uploads limited to 25 MB.
Use recommended prompts
New chats can show recommended prompt cards designed as practical starting points for GovCon work. If GovTribe cannot show personalized cards, it falls back to general starter prompts such as finding relevant opportunities or prioritizing next actions.
Selecting a recommended prompt sends that prompt to GovTribe AI and starts the conversation.
Organize chats in projects
Projects keep related GovTribe AI work together. Use them for capture efforts, market segments, proposal work, customer or agency research, or any topic where you want the chats and automations in one place.
You can:
- Create a project from New Project.
- Start a new chat inside a project.
- Expand a project to see its conversations.
- Drag chats into a project.
- Drag chats out of a project and back to the main timeline.
- Rename or delete a project when you have access.
Deleting a project does not delete its conversations. GovTribe removes the project assignment and moves those chats back to the main GovTribe AI timeline.
Related articles
- Manage conversations: Continue, share, export, branch, and review existing conversations.
- Choose a skill: Choose the right GovTribe AI skill for a conversation or automation.
- Manage connected tools: Connect Google and Microsoft tools, control which tools are active in chats, and request a custom connector.
- GovCon workflows with GovTribe AI: Use detailed workflow guidance and copyable prompt examples.
- Settings and personalization: Control the personalization inputs that shape new conversations.
- Automations: Create recurring GovTribe AI work inside projects.
GovTribe AI
Use GovTribe AI to research GovTribe records, manage AI conversations, review Daily Briefing, run automations, and personalize AI work.
Manage connected tools
Connect Google and Microsoft tools to GovTribe AI, control which tools are active in chats, and request a custom connector from GovTribe.