Actions on a message

Every message in a DataMind Oda chat carries a small row of actions: the things you can do with that message itself. The actions differ by message, so an answer offers more than a message you sent, and some appear only on the last message of a turn.

Which actions a message carries

• The last message of a completed turn carries Copy, Branch into a new conversation and, when the turn recorded its usage, a usage pill such as Usage 15.8K tok.
• A message you sent carries Copy, and, when they are available, Edit and Rewind to here next to it.
• Retry appears only on the last answer of the version you are viewing.
• While a reply is running, Edit, Rewind to here and Retry are hidden.

Show the actions on a message

• Point at a message to bring its actions out. The newest content keeps its row in view; on a device without hover the rows stay visible.
• The row comes out for keyboard focus the same way.
• The time sits beside the row: before the buttons on a message you sent, after them on an answer.
• The order is fixed: first Copy, then any other actions, then Branch into a new conversation, then the usage pill.

Copy a message

1. Bring out the actions on the message.
2. Choose Copy. The button shows Copied for a moment once the text is on your clipboard, then changes back.

• On an answer, the copy holds the reply's text; the thinking and tool rows around it are not included. On a message you sent, it holds your own text.
• Choosing Copy again while Copied shows changes nothing. If the copy does not go through, nothing is confirmed.

Branch a chat into a new conversation

Branch into a new conversation starts a separate chat from the end of a turn: the new chat carries the conversation up to that point and goes on from there on its own.

1. Bring out the actions on the last message of a completed turn.
2. Choose Branch into a new conversation.
3. Oda opens the new chat for you.

The button is enabled only on the last message of a completed turn. When it cannot be used, it stays in the row, greyed; point at it and it says why: Available only on the last message of a completed turn.

• Stopping a reply closes its turn too, so a stopped reply's last message carries the branch button and can be branched from.
• If the new chat cannot be created, nothing changes here: no new chat opens, and no notice explains the failure.

Adding a version inside one chat is a different move: it keeps the chat and continues it from an earlier point. That is covered in Conversation branches.

Read the usage of a finished turn

When a completed turn recorded its usage, its last message carries a pill such as Usage 15.8K tok.

1. Select the pill to open the Turn usage dialog.
2. The heading carries the turn's exact total; the rows break it down.

• The rows name the model that answered (Provider / model), the Cache hit share, and the turn's token counts: Uncached input, Cached input, Cache write and Output, with the reasoning part named inside the output figure.
• Rows the turn did not record are left out rather than filled with zeros.
• The pill appears while Performance & usage is Detailed (the default); Compact leaves it out. Change it in Chat display settings.
• For what the figures mean, see Token usage and context pressure.

Questions, answered

Why do the buttons appear only when I point at a message?

The newest content keeps its actions in view so they are always at hand. On older messages the row stays out of the way until you point at the message or reach it with the keyboard; on a device without hover the rows stay visible.

What does Copy take from a reply?

The reply's own text. The thinking and the tool rows around it are not part of the copy. On a message you sent, Copy takes your own text.

What does Copied mean?

The text was placed on your clipboard; the button shows Copied for a moment, then changes back. Choosing Copy again while it shows Copied changes nothing. If the copy does not go through, nothing is confirmed.

Why is Branch into a new conversation faded?

The button is enabled only on the last message of a completed turn. When it cannot be used, it stays greyed and pointing at it says why: Available only on the last message of a completed turn.

What does the branched chat start with?

The conversation up to the end of that turn, as inherited history. From there, the branch and the chat it came from go their own ways.

Why does a reply have no usage pill?

The pill appears only when a completed turn recorded its usage, and it is hidden while Performance & usage is Compact. Set that row to Detailed (the default) in Settings > General to bring it back; see Chat display settings.

Why is a row missing from the Turn usage dialog?

Rows the turn did not record are left out rather than filled with zeros, so a missing row means that fact was not recorded, not that it was zero. The turn's exact total sits in the dialog's heading.

Why is there no action row while Oda is still answering?

A running turn has no action row yet. Its buttons appear as the turn settles, on the turn's last message.

Can I use the message actions with the keyboard?

Yes. The row comes out for keyboard focus as well as on hover, so the actions can be reached without a pointer.

Where are Edit, Rewind to here and Retry?

Edit and Rewind to here sit next to Copy on messages you sent. Retry sits on the last answer of the version you are viewing. All three change the chat rather than just reading a message, and they are covered in Edit, rewind and retry a message. While a reply is running, they are hidden.

Does the usage pill cover the whole chat or one turn?

Just the turn. The dialog is titled Turn usage and breaks down what that one turn used. The chat-wide figures are on Chat navigation and stats.