# Coding chat Inbox

The **Inbox** is for coding chats that need attention. It shows one card when a chat finished, is asking you something, stopped with an error, or did not receive your message. A chat that is simply working or idle does not get a card.

This is the coding-chat Inbox—not Nock's general conversation history or **Team & inbox** in the left pane. Team Inbox holds direct conversations with people and connected agents, with its own reply and handoff controls. See [Team messages and voice](/nock/team-messaging).

## Open the Inbox

Open it from the **Inbox** button above the chat circles in the right-edge pill, or from **Inbox** in Chat Manager. The Agents panel's top row does not have an Inbox button. The button's dot indicates new attention: green for a new result, amber for a question, and red for an error or missed message. Selecting a coding chat with an Inbox card can open the Inbox at that card; selecting another chat opens its own window.

The Inbox window returns to the place and size you last used. **–** minimizes it to the header. **Esc**, **E**, or **×** hides it. Hiding the window does not stop the coding chat.

## Read and move between cards

Each card shows why it is there, when it changed, the project folder and worktree when available, the chat title, its last answer, and the request you last sent. Click the title to open the full conversation in its own window.

Use **J** or **↓** for the next card, and **K** or **↑** for the previous card. The header shows your position, such as “1 of 5.” The list does not wrap from the last card to the first.

## Answer or reply

- **A question:** read the prompt and choices. Click a choice or press its number while you are not typing. Nock rechecks that the question has not changed, then waits two seconds; press **Esc** or **Undo** to cancel the answer during that pause. A question in a chat open in your terminal must be answered there.
- **A reply:** type in the box and press Enter. Use the mic to dictate into the box, or the camera to attach a picture of part of your screen. If the chat is open in your terminal, Nock asks before moving the same chat into the agent helper and sending. A saved chat opens again before it receives your message.
- **A missed message:** choose **Send again** to retry the same words. Check the original chat first if the result is uncertain, so you do not duplicate work.
- **A Codex-app chat:** choose **Open in the Codex app** to continue there; its chat cannot be messaged from the Inbox.

The Inbox shows a status under the composer, such as **Sent**, **Queued · up next**, or a reason it could not send. If a message fails, your words stay in the box.

## Next steps and dismissal

For some completed or failed chats, the Inbox can show up to two short suggested next messages. Choose one only after reading the task result; these suggestions are not a verification that the task succeeded.

Use **Stop chat** to stop a chat running in the agent helper. For a chat running in your terminal or the Codex app, the card tells you where to stop it. **Dismiss** removes the card after a two-second pause; press Escape to undo. It returns only when the chat has new activity.

When a card has been visible for two seconds, it counts as read. If there are no cards, the Inbox says **Nothing needs you** and may still show how many coding chats are working.

For full transcripts, see [Chat windows](/nock/chat-windows). For Chat Manager's picker and voice replies, see [Chat Manager](/nock/chat-manager).