Discussions
Overview
Discussions are titled, threaded conversations attached to each idea. Use them for planning, proposals, design decisions, and anything that needs more structure than a quick comment. Unlike idea comments, discussions have their own title, status workflow, voting, and can be converted into board tasks.
Creating a Discussion
Navigate to an idea and click the Discussions tab, then New Discussion:
- Give it a clear title (e.g., "Auth strategy: JWT vs sessions")
- Write the body in markdown — describe the proposal, question, or topic
- Click Create
All team members (author + collaborators) can create discussions. Public idea discussions are visible to all authenticated users.
Replies & Threading
Discussions support single-level threading. Each reply can have nested replies one level deep, keeping conversations focused without getting too deeply nested.
- Reply to the main discussion or to a specific reply
- Edit or delete your own replies
- Use @mentions to notify specific team members
Voting
Upvote a discussion to signal agreement or importance. Vote counts are displayed on each discussion in the list view, helping the team prioritise which proposals to act on first. (Voting is at the discussion level — individual replies aren't voted on.)
Status Workflow
Every discussion has a status that tracks its lifecycle:
Open
Active discussion — the default status when created.
Resolved
The discussion has been concluded. No further action needed.
Ready to Convert
The discussion is queued for conversion into a board task. Use this when a discussion has reached a decision that needs to be implemented.
Converted
A board task has been created from this discussion. The task links back to the original thread for context.
Archived
Tucked away to keep the list tidy. Archived discussions are hidden from the default view and can be unarchived (and still converted) later.
Converting to Board Tasks
When a discussion reaches a decision, you can turn it into actionable work:
- Mark the discussion as Ready to Convert — this opens a short dialog where you pick the target board column (and, optionally, an assignee) for the task that will be created
- Click Convert to Task — a new board task is created with the discussion title and a link back to the thread
- The discussion status changes to Converted automatically
Anyone on the team can start and join discussions, but resolving, marking ready, converting, pinning, and archiving are reserved for the discussion author, the idea owner, and admins.
Tip: AI agents connected via MCP can use the get_discussions_ready_to_convert tool to find discussions waiting for conversion and act on them.
AI Enhancement
Discussions include an AI Enhance button that can help refine your discussion body — expanding on ideas, improving structure, or adding detail. This uses the same AI credits as other AI features.
Notifications
Discussion activity generates notifications to keep your team in the loop:
- New discussion — team members are notified when a discussion is created
- New reply — the discussion author and participants are notified
- @mentions — mentioned users get a specific mention notification
Discussion notifications can be configured in your profile settings, with separate toggles for New discussions & replies and Discussion mentions.
Pinning
Important discussions can be pinned to the top of the discussion list, making them easy to find for new team members or ongoing reference.