Finding Related Threads

How It Works

When the thread creation modal is open and your workspace has Automatic Knowledge Capture enabled, Smithy adds a Find Related Threads button to the modal.

After filling in your thread subject and content, clicking Find Related Threads searches the current channel for existing threads on the same topic. Smithy uses semantic search and tag matching to surface the most relevant results, helping you avoid creating duplicate threads.

If related threads are found, they are displayed in the modal so you can review them before deciding whether to continue creating a new thread or join an existing discussion.

Requirements

The Find Related Threads button requires two things:

• Thread creation modal — the modal must be enabled for your workspace (this is the default).
• Automatic Knowledge Capture — this must be turned on in your Dashboard Preferences so that Smithy can generate the semantic embeddings needed to find related threads.

If Knowledge Capture is disabled, the button will not appear in the modal.

Authorization and the Modal

If you haven't authorized Smithy for message cleanup, both the Authorize and Find Related Threads buttons appear in the modal. The Authorize button is highlighted as the primary action to encourage granting cleanup permissions first.

Once authorized, Find Related Threads becomes the primary button and Authorize disappears. If Knowledge Capture is disabled, only the Authorize button appears when authorization is needed.